Fructose is a sugar that occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables, and honey. Fructose malabsorption is a type of food sensitivity that affects 40% of those in the Western hemisphere. As with other food ...
Everyday Health on MSN

What Is Fructose Intolerance?

Wondering if your digestive symptoms could be fructose intolerance? Experts explain what it is, how it’s diagnosed, and how to manage your diet.
Dear Reader: Fructose intolerance, commonly known as hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), is a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to break down fructose and some other sugars. It is known ...
Food intolerances are often confused with food allergies, but they are actually very different. When you have a food allergy, your immune system mistakenly identifies a substance in a food as a threat ...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s chief medical adviser Dr Bob Boyd today [Wednesday] issued advice for people who are fructose intolerant to avoid the novel food tagatose. “Tagatose is a new ...