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I find it very interesting that about a third of Europeans have this
disorder. It is darned close to being the norm.
And while you have a point about apples -- though they are far higher
in sugar and lower in fiber than their wild counterparts -- 2/3rds a
cup of raisins would put someone who is sensitive into fructose
overload.
Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com
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On Jul 1, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Robert Kesterson <[log in to unmask]>
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> On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:51:12 -0500, Jim Swayze <[log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
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>> This is a very interesting read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>> Fructose_malabsorption
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> Indeed. Thanks for the reference (I'd never heard of that disorder).
>
> It also shows that if you had that disorder, you wouldn't want to
> eat more than about five or six average-sized apples at once to
> avoid fructose overload. Personally, one apple at a time, or two if
> I'm really starved for apples, is plenty. :-)
>
> --
> Robert Kesterson
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