Despite there being a school of thought that does not advocate eating modern fruits like bananas, watermelon, pineapples and berries as they contain fructose, Doctor Ginger disagrees with this view. He categorically states that the fructose in these fruits does no harm to the body and cannot make the liver fatty. He cites, ‘there are a few popular diets out there that urge people to stop eating fruits because their natural sugars (fructose) are thought to contribute to weight gain. The truth is, only fructose from added sugars appears to be associated with declining liver function, like high blood pressure, and weight gain.’ He does, however, caution us to stay away from processed sugar, and fizzy drinks as the processed sugars in these products are detrimental to our liver and lead to lifestyle diseases like obesity and blood pressure.
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