Free fructose from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) requires more energy to be absorbed by the gut and soaks up two phosphorous molecules from ATP (our body’s energy source). This depletes the energy fuel source or ATP in our gut required to maintain the integrity of our intestinal lining. Little “tight junctions” cement each intestinal cell together, preventing food and bacteria from “leaking” across the intestinal membrane and triggering an immune reaction and body wide inflammation.
High doses of free fructose have been proven to literally punch holes in the intestinal lining, allowing nasty byproducts of toxic gut bacteria and partially digested food proteins to enter your bloodstream and trigger the inflammation that we know is at the root of obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, dementia and accelerated aging.
Free fructose from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) requires more
energy to be absorbed by the gut and soaks up two phosphorous
molecules from ATP (our body’s energy source). This depletes the
energy fuel source or ATP in our gut...
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Dr. Mark Hyman answered:Free fructose from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) requires more energy to be absorbed by the gut and soaks up two phosphorous molecules from ATP (our body’s energy source). This depletes the energy fuel source or ATP in our gut required to maintain the integrity of our intestinal lining. Little “tight junctions” cement each intestinal cell together, preventing food and bacteria from “leaking” across the intestinal membrane and triggering an immune reaction and body wide inflammation.
