Fructose - an irreplaceable product for the people having diabetes (both I, and II types) and also for those who watch the food and limit consumption of sugar.
Lately the mass culture places sugar in the list of forbidden products more and more and offers society various substitutes. In increasing frequency on shelves of grocery stores it is possible to meet products at which there is a large inscription "prepared on fructose". To be defined whether it is worth overpaying for similar novelties, it is necessary to understand what is fructose and as far as it is useful to an organism.
Fructose
Fructose is the natural sweetener which in a free form is contained in all fruit and berries. The main difference of fructose from sugar is noticed on themselves by diabetics. It is connected with the fact that fructose doesn't cause increase in glucose in blood. After intake of fructose, sugar in blood raises gradually that is difference from intake of sugar which causes almost instant jump. Also fructose is acquired much more slowly, than sugar. However, it is connected partly with the fact that directly fructose is acquired only by a liver and men's gametes – spermatozoa.
Fructose is 3 times more sweet, than habitual granulated sugar or lump sugar. Undoubtedly, it is its plus as the general consumption of carbohydrates is reduced. Thanks to this statement many consider that fructose - the best substitute of sugar for the people controlling the weight or trying to lower it. Unfortunately, it is the big myth. Because of features of assimilation by an organism fructose, being split by cells of a liver, it will be transformed to fatty acids which turn into fat subsequently. Therefore to lose weight on fructose it won't turn out.
Besides, the use of a large amount of fructose (more than 40 гр in day) can cause intestines swelling, the increased gas generation and diarrhea.
For patients with diabetes
As a result it should be noted that fructose can be used and it is necessary. However first of all it is necessary for the people having diabetes. By means of this product it is possible to exclude almost completely giperklimiya cases (when sugar level in blood becomes much higher than an admissible mark of 5.5 ml/mol). In fight against a hypoglycemia fructose is also the excellent assistant as doesn't cause fast increase in sugar, therefore the risk of reception of a bigger dose of insulin is excluded. In other cases fructose has no big advantages before sugar and has to be used with care. In natural option fructose in large numbers contains in fruit and vegetables, mostly - in sweet. For example, grapes, bananas, apricots and plums are products with the high content of fructose. For this reason that who keeps to a diet and tries to limit consumption of sugar, recommend to exclude these fruit from a diet.