date:Jan 11, 2013
, while fructose only increased connectivity between the hypothalamus and thalamus, but not the striatum -- the latter of which also de-activates once a person is sated, the researchers said.
These findings suggest that ingestion of glucose, but not fructose, initiates a coordinated response between the homeostatic-striatal network that regulates feeding behavior, they wrote.
They also found that glucose, but not fructose, had effects on circulating hunger hormone levels. Glucose elevated leve