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Fructose is the naturally occurring sugar in fruits. A key difference between glucose and fructose is the following:
  • Glucose from food goes straight into the bloodstream to be used directly by brain/muscles, and only then will the excess glucose be converted to fat by the liver.
  • Fructose bypasses the blood and goes straight from digestion to the liver to be converted to triglycerides (fat), and your body will then have to burn that fat to keep it from accumulating.

If you're well fat-adapted, a bit of fructose in your diet shouldn't cause issues. If you're not, then watch your fructose intake and focus on low-fructose fruits  (e.g. Kiwi, berries), and avoid fruit juices which tend to have high fructose concentration without the fiber to slow its absorption. 

It goes without saying that you should avoid any processed foods containing high-fructose corn syrup.

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