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A small percentage (<1%) of ingested fructose is directly converted to plasma triglycerides in the short term, although larger doses may stimulate de novo lipogenesis over longer periods.

Eating fructose does not immediately turn into fat in your blood. While large amounts over time might affect lipids, the direct conversion is very small.

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A small percentage of ingested fructose (<1%) appears to be directly converted to plasma TG. However, hyperlipidemic effects of larger amounts of fructose consumption are observed in studies using infused labeled acetate to quantify longer term de novo lipogenesis.
Sam Z. Sun et al. · Nutrition & Metabolism · 2012

Why this rating

Based on review of tracer studies, but mechanisms for hyperlipidemic effects remain controversial.

Source

Fructose metabolism in humans – what isotopic tracer studies tell us

Sam Z. Sun et al. · Nutrition & Metabolism · 2012

DOI 10.1186/1743-7075-9-89

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