>> There's another problem here. Fructose is known to be atherogenic when
>> eaten in large quantities.
>
>What I've read last in the reviewed literature is that this is the case
>in rats. The conclusion for me is that it directly applies to lawyers
>and we may encounter an inter-species extrapolation problem.
<chuckle> Well let me be more precise then; intake of fructose has been
shown to increase blood triglycerides. For examples, see:
Hollenbeck, CB. Dietary fructose effects on lipoprotein metabolism and
risk for coronary artery disease. Am J Clin Nutr, 1993 Nov, 58:5 Suppl,
800S-809S
Jeppesen, J; Chen, YI et. al. Postprandial triglyceride and retinyl ester
responses to oral fat: effects of fructose. Am J Clin Nutr, 1995 Apr,
61:4, 787-91
Truswell_AS. Food carbohydrates and plasma lipids--an update. Am J Clin
Nutr, 1994 Mar, 59:3 Suppl, 710S-718S
Swanson, JE et. al. Metabolic effects of dietary fructose in healthy
subjects. Am J Clin Nutr, 1992 Apr, 55:4, 851-6
Bantle, JP et. al. Metabolic effects of dietary fructose in diabetic
subjects. Diabetes Care, 1992 Nov, 15:11, 1468-76
Note that some researchers firmly believe that the elevated triglyceride
response observed in many human subjects as a results of a high-fructose
diet is temporary and should not affect most healthy young adults, there
does not appear to be a clear consensus on the matter. It is also readily
acknowledged even among skeptical sources that some people are clearly
sensitive to the stuff and will show ongoing trouble with triglycerides
(and possibly other serum lipids as well) with a high-fructose diet.
You might also want to examine the data at
http://www.syndicomm.com/lowfat.html for references on how high-carb diets
in general can cause trouble with poor lipids (I don't have time to extract
them for you now but it's a short piece) and keep in mind that if you're
"Neander Thinning" and making fruits a very large component of your diet on
an ongoing basis (as opposed to the occasional pigout) you may have this
problem.
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In the strangest of places if you look at it right ---Robert Hunter
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