Fructose

calories, but part is also due to the high fructose content in the drinks.
And a review of multiple studies by Havel and colleagues, published in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, found that, in animals, consuming large amounts of HFCS led to several early
warning signs of diabetes, including:
• Induced insulin resistance
• Impaired glucose tolerance
• Produced high levels of insulin
Glucose Balance Busts Your Sugar Cravings
Gymnema sylvestre, dubbed the “sugar destroyer,” is
known to help weight loss by significantly decreasing
sugar cravings, through improving the cells’ natural
intake and utilization of blood sugar.
Glucose Balance contains the highest quality of
Gymnema sylvestre (GS) leaves, which also contain
antibacterial, anti-allergic and antiviral properties that
have been reported to support:
• Hypoglycemia
• Cholesterol
• Anemia
• Digestion
• Cough
• Constipation
• Water retention
• Liver disease
Other reports also indicate Gymnema sylvestre has a
role in supporting healthy cholesterol levels, including
LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides.
Ideally to help protect your health you should minimize your intake of sugars, especially HFCS,
fructose and sucrose, by limiting your consumption of soda and other sugary foods and drinks.
Need Help Kicking Your Sugar Cravings?
Gymnema Sylvestre, a plant native to the lush tropical regions of India, has bitter leaves, dubbed
"sugar destroyers," that can actually eliminate the ability to taste sugar in your mouth, thereby
reducing your cravings for sugar. Any natural fruit can also do this.
Meanwhile, Gymnema Sylvestre has shown promising results in safely controlling blood sugar
levels in diabetics, while helping with weight loss, hypoglycemia, high cholesterol, anemia and
digestion problems.
This herbal remedy is thought to work via gymnemic acid, its active ingredient. Gymnemic acid
molecules have a unique shape that are similar to glucose, meaning they are able to fill cell
receptors in the lining of your intestines, preventing uptake of sugar molecules and resulting in
lower blood sugar levels.
Meanwhile, gymnemic acid and Gymnema leaf extract interfere with the ability of your taste buds
to taste sweet or bitter. It's thought that by inhibiting this ability, people taking it will limit their
intake of sweets, which further helps blood sugar levels.
The most effective form of this ancient herb that Sixwise has found is Beta Fast Glucose Balance.
Beta Fast Glucose Balance is made from the finest quality extract of Indian Gymnema sylvestre
leaf, and is the first and only extended-release supplement to have controlled clinical human trials.
From the July 2009 Scientific American Mind
How Refined Fructose Impairs the Memory
New study reveals how the simple sugar impedes recall
By Aimee Cunningham
Americans consume more refined fructose than ever before, yet concerns remain that the sugar,
used to sweeten beverages and processed foods, poses health risks. In animals, fructose-rich diets
increase the production of fat and promote resistance to the energy-regulating hormone insulin.
New research suggests that memory suffers as well, at least in rats.
Neuroscientist Marise B. Parent of Georgia State University and her colleagues fed 11 adolescent
rats a diet in which refined fructose supplied 60 percent of the calories. For 10 other rats, cornstarch
took the place of the sweetener. The scientists trained the rats to find a submerged platform in a
pool, with the help of surrounding cues.
Two days after the training ended, Parent’s group removed the pool’s platform and recorded
where the rats—now adults—swam. Whereas the control group spent most of its time around
the platform’s old location, the fructose-fed rats visited this area significantly less often. “They can
learn” the platform’s location, Parent notes, “but they just can’t remember it for long periods.”
Another research group has shown in hamsters that insulin resistance can affect the hippocampus,
a part of the brain critical for learning and remembering facts and events. Parent’s team is
examining whether the hippocampus of the memory-impaired rats became resistant to the
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