thebigpeatowski
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freyasam said:I have to disagree with the claim that you get a free pass for fructose when it comes to weight loss. I gained 25 pounds of fat, very quickly, by adding fruit and fruit juice to my diet when I started Peating last year. My total caloric intake went down, because the fruit was replacing some of my meat and fat intake. Yet I still got overweight from increasing fruit and juice.
It's very misleading to claim that people don't gain weight from fructose.
I think it all depends on the health of your liver, stored PUFA and one's ability to oxidize glucose. If you came to Peat with a sluggish liver AND not burning sugars properly then you will be in for a rude awakening (as I was). I too gained a ton of fat immediately. The fat gain contributed to the estrogen load and caused even more problems with my ability to clear estrogen by my already sluggish liver...ends up being a downward spiral from there.