Fructose is a sugar that occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables, and honey. Fructose malabsorption is a type of food sensitivity that affects 40% of those in the Western hemisphere. As with other food ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about fructose intolerance and/or malabsorption? Is there a genetic predisposition to this? Can it develop later in life? What are the symptoms, and how is it ...

When I finally received a diagnosis of fructose intolerance after years of mysterious, debilitating symptoms, I thought the hard part was over. I imagined my life would improve now that I knew what ...

For most people, eating a wide variety of fruit and vegetables is the cornerstone of a healthy diet. But for people with hereditary fructose intolerance, even a couple of bites of juicy watermelon or ...

Food intolerance and food allergy sometimes create confusion among people. Many of us don’t know how they differ in both cause and care. Food intolerance is a problem in the digestive system. When our ...

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At its September meeting, Europe’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) discussed a direct healthcare professional communication that will warn clinicians about the risk for severe ...

Researchers found that fructose can prime immune cells to overreact to bacterial toxins. In healthy adults, fructose-sweetened drinks increased receptors that trigger inflammation. This heightened ...