A groundbreaking study from Washington University in St. Louis has uncovered disturbing evidence about the relationship between dietary fructose and cancer growth, particularly in cases of melanoma, ...

Gary Patti, the Michael and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences and a professor of genetics and of medicine at the School of Medicine, all at WashU. Fructose consumption has ...

The liver breaks down dietary fructose into lipids that are used by cancer cells to boost their growth in mice. As the small intestine and liver metabolize most of the dietary fructose, the team ...

Fructose is a simple sugar that is present in several food substances, including some fruits. A new study has linked this simple sugar to the development of diseases, especially obesity and other ...