Sunday 20 November 2016

How is sugar in fruit metabolized, or digested and used?


I thought before, in general, when we have sugar in our food, then the sugar goes in our bloodstream, and if there is too much sugar, then insulin is secreted by our pancreas, and the sugar is pushed into our cells for storage, and to lower the blood sugar (and the insulin may over do it, causing our blood sugar to be too low).


But then recently I heard that sugar in fruit goes through a different route: it goes directly to the liver, and not moderated by the pancreas and insulin? How does it work?




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