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There are some people that argue this actually. Dr Fungs book on type 2 diabetes goes into it.

Basically his take is that while glucose can be distributed in the bloodstream, fructose is broken down by the liver. With high intakes of fructose comes an overwhelming of the liver and higher incidence of fatty liver plus visceral fat. And those things are highly associated with bad health outcomes

Worth a read if you’re interested




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