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Eating a lot of sugar with fructose for weeks doesn’t make your body burn fewer calories at rest — most studies show no change, and only one study saw a small drop under unusual conditions.
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Effects of fructose-containing caloric sweeteners on resting energy expenditure and energy efficiency: a review of human trials
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2013 Aug 13This study looked at multiple human experiments and found that eating sugary foods with fructose usually doesn’t slow down your body’s resting calorie burn — only one out of five studies saw a small drop, and only when people ate way too many calories.
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