> I think that's one of its basic protective effects, and I think it increases it in the [[brain]], too. [LIVER, MUSCLE, [[BRAIN]] GLYCOGEN] > Here's a currently often cited article which claimed to show that fructose causes 'insulin resistance' compared to a [[starch]] diet, but careful reading would show that it confirms the powerful protective effect of fructose (and sucrose), since if the greater [[weight gain]] of the [[starch]] eaters continued beyond the short 5 weeks of the experiment, after a year the starchy rats would have weighed twice as much as the lean [[sugar]] eaters. The fructose limits insulin secretion, but intensifies metabolism, burning calories faster. Several abstracts below touch on the subject. [PEAT'S NEWSLETTER ['[[SUGAR]] ISSUES'](https://archive.ph/o/OJZkW/raypeat.com/articles/articles/[[[[[[sugar]]]]]]-issues.shtml) GOES OVER THIS IN DETAIL] > [FRUCTOSE MALABSORPTION] The fructose cult generalizes crazily from any apparent evidence they can find.