Fructose intake can lead to obesity, just like in hibernating animals, CU Researchers say
I am eating something like 400grams of watermelon as I read this study. My feet hurt a little, its been a long ride, almost 3,5 hours (no snacks) on the bike. 80+ km distance, 1300+ meters of elevation. I keep wondering, does that count as hibernation? Will I become obese until I get 40 (getting close)? Will my (lower than 15% atm) bodyfat increase? Is it only the few grams of fructose in watermelon, or is it sorbitol (produces small fatty acids when eaten in moderation) too? What about lycopene (makes my sperm diagrams look like I am in my 20ies)? Oooof, all those studies, really, make me worry! At least I 'm safe, in the winter there is really no watermelon for poor me that doesn’t shop fruit out of season. Maybe that’s the secret and I don’t get fat? Who knows !!
I always thought this was common knowledge, despite propaganda fielded by the Corn Refiners Association of America or whoever was paying for those TV-run ads trying to advocate for high-fructose corn syrup.
Hey if it’s fruit or a pack of gummy worms, I’m probably better off eating fruit right?
Yes. It contains fiber and micro nutrients that gummy worms will not have. Skip the juice though. Drink water instead.
So sugars make you fat, gotcha.
*refined sugars
The article says nothing about the sugars being refined and even references animals in hibernation which clearly don’t consume refined sugars. Neither the article nor the full text from the journal even mentions the word “refined”.
