The Claim

In healthy overweight men, an isocaloric high-fructose diet (25% energy) resulted in a greater increase in homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (0.8 ± 0.9) compared to a high-glucose diet (0.1 ± 0.7), with a statistically significant difference (P = .03).

Source: No difference between high-fructose and high-glucose diets on liver triacylglycerol or biochemistry in healthy overweight men.

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In healthy overweight men, consuming a diet where 25% of calories came from fructose increased insulin resistance more than a diet with the same number of calories from glucose.

See the scientific wording

In healthy overweight men, a high-fructose diet (25% energy) increased homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance by 0.8 ± 0.9 during the isocaloric period, while a high-glucose diet increased it by only 0.1 ± 0.7 (P = .03), indicating a potential differential effect on insulin sensitivity.

Why this might work

When the liver processes large amounts of fructose, it turns the sugar into fat, which builds up inside liver cells. This fat interferes with the insulin signal, so the liver stops responding to insulin and keeps making glucose even when it shouldn't.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: No difference between high-fructose and high-glucose diets on liver triacylglycerol or biochemistry in healthy overweight men.

    In a study where overweight men ate either a lot of fructose or a lot of glucose for two weeks without gaining weight, only the fructose group got more insulin resistant—meaning their bodies had a harder time using insulin properly. This suggests fructose might be worse than glucose for insulin health, even when calories are the same.

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