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In normal-weight women, eating fructose instead of the same amount of glucose might make them feel less full and more likely to eat more, because it changes key hunger and fullness hormones in the body.

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Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

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2004 Jun

The study found that when women drank fructose instead of glucose, their hunger hormones stayed higher and fullness signals were weaker, which could make them want to eat more.

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Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

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DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031855

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