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thelastspeecher · 9 months

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so the biggest thing in this whole fructose malabsorption thing I've been diagnosed with and trying to figure out is the fructose to glucose ratio in foods. apparently, when glucose is consumed at the same time as fructose, it increases fructose absorption. so total fructose content, while important, isn't as important as making sure more glucose is consumed than fructose.

which means.

that fucking BRUSSELS sprouts, the vegetable notorious for being bitter and gross, are on the list of things I have to be careful with, bc while they have negligible sugar, that sugar very slightly is more fructose than glucose.

#why does glucose aid in fructose absorption? fuck if I know #I don't know about nutrition really #I got a C in biochem #my biology degree focused on environmental biology and microbiology #I don't know shit my guy #I'm operating off the organic chem courses I took years ago and they aren't as much help as I'd like #anyways now that I've recovered from being sick I'm back to food diary stuff #bc the general gist of everything I've been told is #''well there's broad rules but everyone is different so you're on your own to find out what you can do good luck''#uuuuuuuuuuugggggggggggghhhhhhhh #speechie sucks at health #speecher speaks

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