{"id":20521,"date":"2023-05-15T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/?p=20521"},"modified":"2023-07-19T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:51:11","slug":"what-is-fructose-and-is-it-bad-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/guides\/what-is-fructose-and-is-it-bad-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Fructose and is it Bad for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may often hear advice about limiting the amount of sugar we eat. But information about the different types of sugar we might consume isn\u2019t talked about as widely, so it\u2019s natural that you might have questions. In this post we\u2019ll look at a type of sugar called fructose and explore some of the effects of consuming too much of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is fructose?<\/h2>\n

Fructose is a type of sugar. It\u2019s a monosaccharide, which is the simplest form of carbohydrate and consists of one unit of sugar, hence the more colloquial term \u2018simple sugar\u2019. Simple sugars like fructose can be used to build more complex carbohydrates. For example, fructose can bind to glucose to create sucrose, or what we know as table sugar. Pure fructose is very sweet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fructose is found in many whole foods, including fruits, vegetables and honey, and can be a natural sugar if you consume it from these sources. Examples of fruits and vegetables high in fructose include:<\/span><\/p>\n