For most people, eating a wide variety of fruit and vegetables is the cornerstone of a healthy diet. But for people with hereditary fructose intolerance, even a couple of bites of juicy watermelon or ...

Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by deficiency of aldolase B, the hepatic enzyme responsible for the ...

At its September meeting, Europe’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) discussed a direct healthcare professional communication that will warn clinicians about the risk for severe ...

All you wanted was a cup of applesauce with your lunch. Now your stomach hates your guts — and your guts hate the rest of you. Is the fructose in your apples to blame? Fructose is a kind of natural ...

There are calls for newborn babies to be routinely screened for Hereditary Fructose Intolerance.

A mother in the U.K. has shared how her daughter has a potentially life-threatening intolerance to foods including fruit and vegetables. When Dannie's daughter Freya was a baby, she screamed for 20 ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Fructose is a very sweet, naturally occurring sugar in whole fruits, honey, and ...

Becca Stanek is an experienced writer and editor who is passionate about exploring the ways we can feel better mentally and physically to get the most out of our lives. She has worked for publications ...

Food allergy and food intolerance are often confused, but they affect the body in very different ways. A food allergy ...