Stuttgart (dpa) - Results from a new study conducted in Germany
show fructose, which is found in fruit and juices, can be a cause of
obesity in children.
Researchers at the Institute for Nutritional Medicine at the
University of Stuttgart found children lost weight when their
consumption of fructose was reduced over a period of time.
The study looked at 15 overweight children between the ages of
five and eight years. Over three months, the children were given food
with half as much fructose as their diet contained before.
The body mass index of the children reduced by 0.7 during the
study. The researchers believe a temporary reduction in fructose
consumption can have a beneficial effect on obese children.
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