Monday, July 28, 2008

Try cutting fruit sugar to lose weight | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times

Try cutting fruit sugar to lose weight | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times: "The long reign of trans fats as worst dietary substance may be nearing an end. Trans fats are still very, very bad, mind you. But lately, researchers have pointed to a new culprit in the country's battle with obesity: fructose. A study published in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition suggests that one of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose. Fructose, a type of sugar found in fruit, can be made into body fat with stunning speed."

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