Feeding mice high-fructose corn syrup, a widely used sweetener in human diets, has been found to drive an increase in the surface area of the gut that is associated with enhanced absorption of dietary ...

Gary Patti, the Michael and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences and a professor of genetics and of medicine at the School of Medicine, all at WashU. Fructose consumption has ...

Fructose is sometimes called “fruit sugar” because fruit is the main source of this nutrient. But it’s also found naturally in some vegetables and natural sweeteners, and it's added to a variety of ...