For the Classroom

Your Brain on Fructose

  • Published20 Dec 2016
  • Reviewed20 Dec 2016
  • Source American Association for the Advancement of Science

True or False: Fructose, a sugar used in many processed foods, may fail to fill us up and can even make us hungrier.

True! This AAAS podcast looks at how fructose affects our brains through research done by University of Southern California endocrinologist Kathleen Page and her colleagues.

Access Your Brain on Fructose from AAAS: Science Links.

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