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WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT FRUCTOSE AND HFCS COULD KILL YOU

Cutting back on the fructose in your diet could save your life -- and shrink your waistline. Table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) -- the primary sources of fructose -- are staples of our food supply, and are even found in foods that aren't necessarily sweet, like breads, soups, ketchup, and salad dressing. These sweeteners are linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and joint and abdominal pain. They may also increase your risk for liver and kidney diseases, premature aging, and certain types of cancer.

THE SUGAR FIX OFFERS A REAL SOLUTION FOR LOSING WEIGHT AND TRANSFORMING YOUR HEALTH -- TODAY

The Low-Fructose Diet: Reduce your consumption of fructose by up to one-half the amount in the typical American diet -- and still satisfy your sweet tooth

The 12 Rules for Healthy Eating: Sustain a low-fructose diet for life

The Low-Fructose Lifestyle: Counteract sugar's harmful effects through physical activity, sun exposure, supplements, and more

More Than 30 Low-Fructose Recipes: Prepare easy, delicious meals

At-a-Glance Fructose Finder: Compare the content in dozens of your favorite foods
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"Provides a detailed plan for reducing dietary fructose intake, promoting weight loss, and reversing many of the serious health consequences associated with the typical American high-fructose diet." -- Michael W. Rich, MD, director of the Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit, Washington University School of Medicine

"A road map to better health." -- Richard J. Glassock, MD, professor emeritus of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

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Dr. Richard Johnson has been a practicing physician and clinical research scientist for more than twenty-five years. He has published hundreds of papers and lectured in over forty-five countries. He is the author of three books, including The Sugar Fix, The Fat Switch, and Nature Wants Us to Be Fat.

Timothy Gower is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in many publications, including Prevention, Reader's Digest, Esquire, Fortune, Health, Men's Health, Better Homes and Gardens, The New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. He is also the author of five books. He resides in Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; 1st edition (April 28, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1439101671
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1439101674
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Dr. Richard Johnson is a practicing physician and clinical scientist and a world expert on sugar, and especially fructose, and its role in health. His research has been largely supported by the National Institutes of Health. He is one of the most cited scientists in his field and has published more than 750 papers and lectured in over 45 countries.

He has authored three books on sugar and its health effects--The Sugar Fix with Timothy Gower in 2008 (Rodale); The Fat Switch in 2012 (Mercola.com), and his upcoming book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat (BenBella publishing, 2022). His most recent book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat, details his group's discovery of a switch that controls obesity and how it can be turned on and off. The story of the discovery process and how it can be reversed involved some detective work and combined many sources of information, including not only classical laboratory and clinical research, but of studies of animals in the wild, history, archeology, and even studies from prehistoric times. It is also presented in an easy to read but informative way.

He is currently Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. He lives in Aurora, Colorado with his wife, Olga, children, Tracy and Ricky, and two goldendoodles, Charlie Brown and Apollo 11.

For more information, visit www.drrichardjohnson.com or www.naturewantsustobefat.com (currently under construction)

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Martine Lille
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Lose Weight and/or Feeling Hungry all the Time? THIS IS IMPORTANT INFO!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
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I give the book 5 stars for opening my eyes to HFCS & fructose. The research by Dr. Johnson, et al shows it has an insidious way of hampering weight loss and that too much fructose in our diet actually causes us to want to EAT MORE. I had no idea the freshly squeezed orange juice I consumed on a daily basis was so high in fructose AND that too much fructose, even in its purest form (fruit) can be as much of a hindrance in weight loss/management as processed food that contains HFCS. I read an article by Dr. Mercola about fructose and he mentions this book and I bought it just to get the list of foods and how much fructose they contain (information on line is scanty at best).

The diet part of the book I give "3" stars because it does promote healthy eating most of the time. I have a problem with the promotion of processed foods especially the "sugar free" stuff. How can one change a sugar habit by substituting with sugar free anything? However, my main objection is the promotion of processed foods period! For example Cream of Celery Soup, Tortilla Chips, Sugar Free Vanilla Ice Cream, Low Fat Milk and Sugar Free Cool Whip. These products contain chemicals, soy, processed oils, hydrogenated oils, carrageenan in the milk, etc. Overall, I'm going to give the book 5 stars because it has a lot of really great information especially for someone who is wondering why their weight loss is at a standstill and/or why they are hungry all the time. Thanks to Dr. Johnson and his team for this important research.
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Saundra
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my lifestyle
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
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I liked this book so much that I bought one for my grandma and mom.
Ended up losing 11lbs just by changing up little things i was doing.
Sugar has consumed our lives and i wanted to do better and with this book, I can say that it helped. Just knowing the why behind the cravings helped me to lay off the sugar and the sneaky ways sugar has come into our lives.
Just wish that i had read it sooner!
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Edwin Bracho
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesante
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011
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Este libro es muy interesante, plantea una hipótesis acerca de que el consumo excesivo de fructosa origina elevación del ácido úrico creándose, en consecuencia, hipertensión. Tambiíen plantea que la fructosa genera obesidad y resistencia a la insulina. Establece que la epidemia de obesidad que azota a America se deba no tanto al alto consumo de carbohidratos refinados y azúcar sino al contenido de fructosa de estos elementos. Sin embargo hay algo un tanto incómodo en la dieta que plantea: es alta en carbohidratos y además el autor está fijado al paradigma de que la obesidad se debe principalmente al balance positivo de energia; además el autor está fijado a la creencia, no validada totalmente de que las grasas saturadas y el colesterol crean la enfermedad cardíaca y la obesidad.
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Mystic Manifesting
3.0 out of 5 stars Extremely important information with serious caveats
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2011
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Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found predominantly in fruit. It comprises about 50 percent of table sugar and typically 55 percent of HFCS found in most processed food products. It provides sweetness to the palate and energy for the body.

Johnson convincingly writes that high fructose consumption is responsible for the rise in insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart, liver and kidney disease, and even possibly cancer. Johnson refers to numerous studies to show that:

* Metabolizing fructose forces cells to burn up adenosine triphosphate, their energy "currency," too quickly
* Fructose causes uric acid to rise
* Fructose contributes to insulin resistance and leptin resistance
* Fructose causes inflammation and oxidative stress

Fructose is the only sugar that is metabolized exclusively by the liver, and excess fructose is converted to triglycerides and stored as fat. One of the byproducts of fructose metabolism is uric acid, a waste product that is implicated in many diseases. Additionally, since fructose does not enter the bloodstream and cause production of insulin and satiety hormones, the brain does not register consumption of fructose calories, which leads to overeating and obesity.

Unfortunately, Johnson is a believer in the lipid hypothesis (that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease) and interprets studies through that paradigm. For example, on page 154 he writes of his concern that those on the Atkins diet experience a slight rise in LDL (which type of LDL isn't mentioned), which he blames on increased fat and protein consumption. Then on page 156 he writes that a study showed that those on Atkins after one year showed "marked improvements in their blood pressure, triglycerides, and HDL." These, he claims, are because fructose is limited on that diet.

How can anyone logically claim that excess fructose is causing all these problems but still hold to the opinion that saturated fat and cholesterol are villains? And why do saturated fats and protein take the blame for a slight rise in LDL but limiting fructose gets the credit for improved blood pressure, triglycerides, and HDL? It's obvious from the study referenced above that saturated fat and cholesterol aren't the ones causing the problems. If fructose does all that he claims, then it is the real troublemaker. I just don't understand why Johnson can't see this. This book is full of anti-fat nonsense.

In conclusion, The Sugar Fix is a valuable contribution to dietary science in suggesting that high fructose consumption leads to a variety of diseased states. Other than limiting fructose, I would not recommend taking nutritional advice from this author.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.
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Paulaj9874
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Yo-yo Dieters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2012
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I have gained weight several times in the past and lost it again without any difficulty. I know how to diet and I know how to excersize effectively. I have never had what I would call a weight problem, even after having children, until 2 years ago when i started baking and SUGARCRAFT as a hobby. Despite any and all attempts to diet and excersize the weight off it wouldn't shift and I found it steadily creeping up. I was continually hungry and craving sweet foods and completely focused on food. I was horrified with myself, calling myself greedy and not able to understand why I couldn't stop eating. Then I saw a documentary on TV about HFCS and decided to search for further information.
I bought this book about 2 months ago and was instantly sold on the principles based upon the science presented within and cut all sugars from my diet. My aim at first was just to get myself "off" sugar, I could tell I was hooked and thought I would allow myself to eat absolutely anything in whatever quantities I wanted just to get the stuff out of my system. I was able to eat and enjoy foods I had avoided or limited for years in order to maintain a healthy weight based on popular advice: cheese, pate, nuts, braed, rice, pasta. At first the cravings for sugar were powerful and I had real withdrawl symptoms which was unpleasant but further strengthened my resolve as it was apparent that sugar had real stranglehold on me. I was anxious and grumpy for about 2 days but when I came out the other side I felt great. Even gorging myself on those fatty, calorific foods I lost 10lbs in 3 weeks with no excersize! My energy levels soared, my skin improved, my mood improved.
Now after 8 weeks the weight is still coming off though more slowly and I have introduced some excersize to try and speed things up but thanks to my new energy it's actually enjoyable. I eat a meal and I feel full, I don't eat off the kids plates and I don't snack in the evenings. I don't slump or fall asleep in the afternoon. I know I will never go back to my old ways and thats the most reassuring part of this. It isn't a diet it's a permanent change, one that was very easy to make and self perpetuating.
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Julie B
5.0 out of 5 stars You absolutely should read this book if you care about your health
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2011
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This book is a real eye opener. It is well written and references real scientific research, and at the end I was in no doubt that fructose is dangerous. It did not give me all the answers that I wanted, but has started me off doing my own Internet research, and I have since found out even more about the dangers of fructose. Ideally I would like a book that fits all the pieces of the diet / health jigsaw together as many books blame all ills on single items (e.g. Saturated fats, trans fats, polyunsaturated fats, omega 3/6 balance), so it is difficult to rate a book against my ideal book that doesn't exist (as far as I know). Since reading this book I have completely given up sugar, and I used to be a sugar junkie. It has really helped me cut it out as I only need to think about the book to make me not want to eat sugar. I am losing weight slowly, but the main reason for cutting out sugar is to hopefully avoid diabetes, which runs in my family.
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ali reid
4.0 out of 5 stars the sugar fix
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2013
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3.0 out of 5 stars Some good info about sugar but I would skip the diet myself!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2011
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First, I must say that this book is very readable and although it repeats it's self often, I did enjoy reading it. There is a lot of good information on sugar and a little on artificial sweeteners too. I have personally lost a lot of fat by removing HFCS, processed food and chemicals from my diet and cutting right back on sugar, but I did do this before I read this book.

Reading up to about page 200 was very interesting and learning about uric acid and purines may now help me lose even more weight, but I can't say I liked the look of the diet recommended in this book. For a start I think it is too low on protein and I can't believe that artificial sweeteners are recommended along with diet fizzy drinks and ice lollies and cakes and biscuit. I completely understand that they are low in fructose but I think this book is missing half the story.

There is no mention of harmful additives, chemical pesticides and the information about artificial sweeteners is very limited. I would of liked to see more info on eating a clean, organic, natural-diet but instead the book talks about medicine like statin's!

One thing that I really DON'T understand is that if glucose does not raise uric acid and lead the way to metabolic syndrome then WHY did the book not recommend to used glucose (as I do myself) but instead recommends aspartame!

In my opinion there should of been more emphasis on exercise, lowering calories and drinking lots of water and cutting out all un-natural foods including -but not limited to- HFCS. I think there is a lot of good information in this book but don't just read this and think you have learned all there is to know about dieting or the biochemistry of fructose.

I have given 3 stars because as I said, it's very readable and I have learned a lot about sugar and uric acid and also the fact that the book is about trying to take back our health. I would recommend anyone to read this book (overweight or not), but do some extra research online about artificial sweeteners, MSG and preservatives as well and you are sure to lose some weight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2010
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This was a book well worth reading and very readable.It is not a difficult read although based on scientific facts. It goes into detail about the dangers of a diet high in fructose, the sugar that is being used to sweeten many drinks and food. Also,present,naturally in fruit and a few vegetables such as peas.The author Richard J Johnson has been a clinical research scientist for more than 25 years and is currenntly a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Renel Diseases and Hypertension at the University at the University of Colorado. Highly recommended, especially if you have a weight problem, high blood pressure, a beer belly or gout.
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