SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 28, 2026Science Daily

Researchers discover why fructose doesn't satisfy hunger like glucose

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Fructose and glucose have the same calories, but the brain treats them very differently. New research shows fructose only weakly suppresses hunger-driving neurons, while glucose strongly reduces them. High-fructose corn syrup suppressed those neurons more than fructose alone, potentially explaining why HFCS-containing foods feel so hard to resist.

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