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Raw Paleo Diet Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: PaleoPhil on June 20, 2011, 02:00:07 am

Title: Why Fruits Are Not the Same as Laboratory Fructose
Post by: PaleoPhil on June 20, 2011, 02:00:07 am

Besides not being heated and chemically refined like HFCS is
(see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfIMbv_f0Q&feature=related),
here is another reason why the lab studies on HFCS don't apply to raw whole fruits like berries:

Anti-glycative and anti-inflammatory effects of caffeic acid and ellagic acid in kidney of diabetic mice.
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2010 Mar;54(3):388-95.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19885845

"Protective effects of caffeic acid (CA) and ellagic acid (EA) in kidney of diabetic mice were examined. CA or EA at 2.5 and 5% was mixed in diet and supplied to diabetic mice for 12 wk. Results showed that the intake of CA or EA increased renal content of these compounds, alleviated body weight loss, decreased urine output, increased plasma insulin and decreased blood glucose levels at weeks 6 and 12 (p<0.05). The intake of these compounds dose dependently reduced plasma blood urea nitrogen and elevated creatinine clearance (p<0.05). CA or EA at 5% significantly decreased the levels of plasma HbA1c, urinary glycated albumin, renal carboxymethyllysine, pentosidine, sorbitol and fructose (p<0.05), and significantly diminished renal activity of aldose reductase and sorbitol dehydrogenase, as well as suppressed renal aldose reductase mRNA expression (p<0.05). CA or EA dose dependently lowered renal levels of IL-6, IL-1beta, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) (p<0.05). Furthermore, CA or EA dose dependently down-regulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 mRNA expression in kidney (p<0.05). Based on the observed anti-glycative and anti-inflammatory effects, the supplement of CA or EA might be helpful for the prevention or attenuation of diabetic kidney diseases."

Foods That Contain Ellagic Acid
http://www.ehow.com/about_5066489_foods-contain-ellagic-acid.html#ixzz1PkA5WqmN
"Ellagic acid is found in the following types of foods: raspberries, pomegranates, strawberries, raspberry seed extract, raspberry leaves, and grapes."

Title: Re: Why Fruits Are Not the Same as Laboratory Fructose
Post by: cliff on June 20, 2011, 04:51:32 am

I wonder how many berries you'd have to eat to get 2.5% or 5% of your diet caffeic acid or ellagic acid.  Maybe 801010ers are on to something l)

I'd be a lot more worried about tooth decay from sweet sugar(fruit or whatever) than anything else.