Even after eating a lot of fructose for a week, your body doesn’t burn fewer calories after meals — studies show your post-meal calorie burn stays the same.

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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 13

This study looked at what happens to the body’s energy use after eating sugary foods with fructose for a few days, and found no drop in calorie-burning — exactly what the claim says.

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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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DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-54

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