The Claim
A 7-day hypercaloric high-fructose diet reduces whole-body insulin sensitivity by approximately 27% in healthy men with a family history of type 2 diabetes compared to controls, indicating that systemic insulin resistance is exacerbated by fructose in genetically predisposed individuals.
What the research says
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In healthy men with a family history of type 2 diabetes, consuming a high-calorie diet high in fructose for 7 days lowers whole-body insulin sensitivity by about 27% compared to controls.
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A 7-day hypercaloric high-fructose diet reduces whole-body insulin sensitivity by approximately 27% in healthy men with a family history of type 2 diabetes, compared to controls, indicating systemic insulin resistance is exacerbated by fructose in genetically predisposed individuals.
When too much fructose is consumed, the liver converts it into fat, which builds up inside liver cells and spills over into the bloodstream. This fat clogs the liver's insulin signaling system, so the liver keeps making glucose even when it shouldn't. The excess fat in the blood also enters muscle cells, where it blocks insulin's ability to help muscles take up sugar. Together, this causes blood sugar to stay high and the body to become resistant to insulin.
What the research says
1 studyIn men whose families have type 2 diabetes, eating a lot of fructose for a week made their bodies worse at using insulin to control blood sugar. This didn’t happen as much in men without that family history.
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