One reason people on low-carbohydrate diets.

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One reason people on low-carbohydrate diets lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, relates Elizabeth Parks, associate professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Fructose, glucose, and sucrose are three forms of sugar that are...