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Fructose is becoming more popular than glucose because of its slow absorption into the blood stream, therefore minimizing rapid increases/decreases in blood sugar. True or False?

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Fructose becoming more popular than glucose because of its slow absorption into the blood stream is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is false. While it is true that fructose is absorbed and transported by facilitated diffusion alone and glucose and galactose are transported into epithelial cells by common protein carriers via secondary active transport, the claim that fructose is becoming more popular than glucose because of its slow absorption into the blood stream is not accurate. Fructose and glucose have different metabolic pathways in the body, and the preference for one over the other depends on various factors such as individual health conditions and dietary choices.

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