Fructose May Make You Fat

GAINSVILLE, Fla.—Eating too much fructose can induce leptin resistance, a condition that can easily lead to becoming overweight when combined with a high-fat, high-calorie diet, according to a new study published in American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Intergrative and Comparative Physiology. This is the first study to show that leptin resistance can develop as a result of high fructose consumption. The study also showed for the first time that leptin resistance can develop with little indication that it is happening.