50% for sugar.” And we’ve already established that high fructose is bad. But according to Rinker, “the overall message (from the health and medical community) is that the GI is low and the fructose is high, at 90% vs. In short, there just isn’t any research specific to agave syrup. But this is for the general public, not specific to diabetes. The government’s 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and associated Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report mainly focus on the nutrition and health implications of all added sugars (including agave and other calorie-containing sweeteners) and nonnutritive sweeteners. And you’ll also find some scientific evidence that low-glycemic foods are generally better for you. If you do a search, what you’ll come up with are several NIH (National Institutes of Health) and ADA (American Diabetes Association) studies on the negative effects of fructose: how it induces dyslipidemia (high triglycerides) and insulin resistance and stimulates something called hepatic de novo lipogenesis, or DNL (disruption of the enzymatic pathway for synthesis of fatty acids). This fact was corroborated by all the experts we queried. Surprisingly, there is very little research on agave, or on the use of sweeteners in general. There’s a lot of research on the negative effects of fructose, including evidence that fructose-sweetened beverages can cause weight gain and insulin resistance - certainly things we PWDs want to avoid! Basically, the fructose is converted into triglycerides which get stored as white adipose tissue (fat) - the kind of fat that the body CANNOT use for energy. She explains that large doses of fructose are harsh on the liver, which when forced to metabolize it, develops a syndrome called fatty liver, which contributes to chronic liver disease called cirrhosis. Most of us have heard the warnings about High Fructose Corn Syrup, and seen the corn industry’s slimy commercials purporting that it is “safe.” Is fructose from the agave plant really much different than from corn syrup? Especially in such large (concentrated) quantities? Many agave brands contain 70-95% fructose, whereas even HFCS itself contains just about 55%, while a piece of whole fresh fruit contains just 5-6%.
They get acne or worse diabetes symptoms even though blood glucose is OK.” Many people have fructose intolerance like lactose intolerance. Ingrid Kohlstadt, a Johns Hopkins professor and fellow of the American College of Nutrition, recently told the Chicago Tribune: “Fructose interferes with healthy metabolism when taken at higher doses.
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