Fructose--how worried should we be?

The article by Vos and associates[1] in this issue of The Medscape Journal of Medicine focuses our attention once again on the amount of fructose that is consumed by the American public. Fructose in our diet comes from 3 main sources: sucrose (common table sugar), high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) made from corn starch, and fruit. In fruit, fructose serves as a signal for sweetness and good nutrition. For our ancestors, foods with a sweet taste...