text: Fructose is a sugar found naturally in fruits fruit juices some vegetables and honey Fructose is also a basic component in table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup is used to sweeten many processed foods and beverages When your digestive system doesn't absorb fructose properly it can cause abdominal pain diarrhea and gas The intake of excess dietary fructose most often leads to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Fructose is metabolized mainly in the liver and its chronic consumption results in lipogenic gene expression in this organ However precisely how fructose is involved in NAFLD progression is still not fully understood limiting therapy Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is a small secreted transport protein
  Fructose is closely related to glucose and like glucose it is a component of table sugar Table sugar and fruit are the two most significant natural sources of fructose in the diet though individuals who eat large quantities of processed foods also get significant fructose through high fructose corn syrup Fructose has several roles in the body