CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dean Ornish, San People, Insulin

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Joe Schwarcz

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This is far more than what we need. North american agriculture produces 3900 calories per person per day. A lot of these calories are in soft drinks. Both can be used as a source of energy. Fructose is being regarded as a bigger player in the weight gain business. This is because it goes to the liver, and it can be used for energy, but it is harder to use fructose for energy than glucose. The fructose tends to be converted into fat, which then builds up in the liver. This is being contested by the sugar industry. There is an increase in obesity that correlates with the increase in consumption of high fructose corn syrup. Neuroendocrinologist (cid:862)f(cid:396)u(cid:272)tose does (cid:374)ot (cid:271)lu(cid:374)t appetite like othe(cid:396) suga(cid:396)s(cid:863) There are differences in the way that sugars are metabolized. You do not feel satiated after eating fructose.