High Fructose Corn Syrup in the Body

There is an increased risk across the board with obesity, and one of the big driving factors for obesity that we're seeing is high fructose corn syrup.

So if we can avoid that in the diet, it's very important.

So why is fructose generally a challenge for our body?

It's important to note that fructose metabolism in our body has to go through different pathways before we can get it into the energy pathways in our cells.

That would be called glycolysis.

So, we have to convert fructose to something else before we can put it into glycolysis to make energy for ourselves.

So when you're doing that, this stuff, if you're eating far too much of this, this could be circulating around in your bloodstream, creating very high levels of blood sugar while we're waiting for the body to get enzymes ready to help convert that fructose into something else we can use.

That makes sense.

Now, I don't want to scare people into thinking that healthy raw fruits are going to be somehow dangerous to you.

Eating blueberries and raspberries or some mangoes and stuff are raw fruits that tend to have enzymes to help with digestion.

There's fiber in there, there's vitamins and minerals, there's antioxidants present in the fruits. Having some fruits as part of our diet will not be harmful to us.

It's helpful, actually, especially if it's getting you to avoid stuff like this.

So be very careful.

We'll do more videos on different things to watch out for in the diet.

This is definitely something you want to try to avoid.

A good rule of thumb is to eat real food.

If you're eating fruits, vegetables, healthy local meats, and eggs, you're avoiding all of this process-added stuff, which you usually find on the products on the grocery store's shelves.

This will help you understand more about high fructose corn syrup.