Fructose, a powerful sweetener, is found in most food/beverage products: fruit drinks, soft drinks and iced teas, baby foods, jams and jellies, candies, desserts and baked goodies.
In a study conducted by a team from the University of Barcelona (UB) which investigated the addition of liquid fructose in the diet of laboratory rats, found clues to the molecular mechanism through which the fructose in beverages may alter lipid energy metabolism and cause fatty liver and metabolic syndrome.