Fructose May Increase Blood Pressure (CBS)

(CBS) If you're consuming a lot of fructose, look out.

A new study found increased rates of borderline high blood pressure amongst people who consumed at least 74 grams of fructose a day - about four soda's worth.

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Fructose is found naturally in fruit and table sugar and also in high-fructose corn syrup, a corn-based product often used to sweeten processed foods, juices and sodas.

"There is no question that fructose itself appears to have effects that other sugars don't have," Dr. Michel Chonchol of the University of Colorado Denver, who worked on the study, told Reuters.

He cautioned that consumers should look out for products with high-fructose corn syrup, which can have high levels of fructose.

"In the grocery store, you see food without high-fructose corn syrup," he said, telling Reuters that consumers should opt for them.

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