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The Peter Attia Drive #194 · February 7, 2022 · 140m
How fructose drives metabolic disease
Rick Johnson on why fructose is uniquely harmful — not because it's a sugar but because of HOW it's metabolized. Fructose triggers a 'survival switch' that promotes fat storage, insulin resistance, and uric acid elevation. The body even converts glucose to fructose when threatened.
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Fructose metabolism is uniquely harmful — the survival switch
Johnson: fructose activates a metabolic pathway distinct from glucose. It depletes cellular ATP, triggers uric acid production, and activates a 'survival switch' that promotes fat storage — even when you don't need the calories.Was this useful?