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=Health risks of Fructose=
The effect of fructose is very different from glucose, with different pathways in the body being used<ref name="FructoseFructolysis"/>. Fructose tends to result in the production of fat, influences hormones that control appetite, energy balance, and the storage of body fat, as well as tending to create insulin resistance[[Insulin Resistance]]<ref name="FructoseHavel"/><ref name="FructoseFatOxidation"/>. It has been proposed that intakes of >50g per day of fructose may be a cause of type II diabetes<ref name="FructoseUricT2Diabetes"/>. Fructose is also believed to be a risk factor for hypertension, elevated triglycerides, obesity, preeclampsia, chronic kidney disease, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and mortality<ref name="FructoseEpiRole"/><ref name="FructoseSSB"/>, as well as causing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-alcoholic_fatty_liver_disease liver disease] similar to that seen in alcoholics<ref name="FructoseLiverAssy"/><ref name="FructoseLiverOuyang"/><ref name="FructoseLiverCollison"/><ref name="FructoseSDNAFLD"/>. Also, there may be a link between fructose and dementia<ref name="FructoseDementia"/> and reduced aerobic capacity<ref name="FructoseAerobic"/>. Both Fructose and Glucose tend to result in increased body fat, Fructose can produce a greater increase in visceral (internal) fat<ref name="FructoseVisceralFat"/><ref name="FructoseAbdominal"/>, which is a risk factor for heart disease<ref name="FructoseVisceralFatHeart"/> and diabetes<ref name="FructoseVisceralDiabetes"/>. Between 1977 and 2001 Americans increased the percentage of their daily calories from soft drinks from 2.8% to 7.0% and from fruit juice from 1.1% to 2.2%<ref name="FructoseIntake"/>.
==Fructose and Fruit==