Sugar and high fructose corn syrup.

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Table sugar (sucrose) and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are the two main types of added sugar in the Western food.

Sugar is 50% glucose and 50% fructose, while high fructose corn syrup is about 45% glucose and 55% fructose.

One of the reasons that added sugars are harmful is that they can increase inflammation. Which can lead to disease.

In one study, mice fed high sucrose diets developed breast cancer that spread to their lungs, partly due to the inflammatory response to sugar .

In another 2011 study, the anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids were impaired in mice fed a high sugar diet.

What’s more, in a randomized clinical trial in which people drank regular soda, diet soda, milk, or water. Only those in the regular soda group had increased levels of uric acid. Which drives inflammation and insulin resistance .

Sugar can also be harmful because it supplies excess amounts of fructose UFABET

While the small amounts of fructose in fruits and vegetables are fine, consuming large amounts from added sugars can negatively affect health.

Eating a lot of fructose has been linked to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, fatty liver disease, cancer, and chronic kidney disease .

Also, researchers have noted that fructose causes inflammation within the endothelial cells that line your blood vessels. Which is a risk factor for heart disease .

High fructose intake has likewise been shown to increase several inflammatory markers in mice and humans.

Foods high in added sugar include candy, chocolate, soft drinks, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, sweet pastries and certain cereals.