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SEEKING Sweetness

THERE’S NOTHING quite like sinking your teeth into a crisp, juicy apple, or treating yourself to a comforting bowl of oaty plum crumble when you’ve snuggled up for the evening. But when it comes to downing a glass of fruit juice, you may want to think again. According to the latest research, fructose – the sugar naturally found in fruit – could have bad ramifications for health when made into certain forms.

‘Fruit, although high in fructose, is an important part of a healthy diet. It’s very nutritious, contains lots of beneficial fibre to fill you up and is typically low in calories,’ says nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert (rhitrition.com).

The fructose found in fizzy drinks, processed

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