A 2026 study reveals that glucose and fructose activate different hunger-control pathways in the brain. While glucose strongly suppresses appetite-promoting neurons, fructose produces only minimal appetite suppression—a mechanism that may explain why high-fructose diets fail to promote satiety despite identical caloric content. — Photo by K on Pexels (Pexels License)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
