Intolerances that restrict people in their food choices are a major issue. The best known of these are probably gluten intolerance, fructose intolerance and lactose intolerance.
Read on to find out exactly what happens in the body with these three intolerances, how many people are affected by them in Germany, how you can find out if you have an intolerance and whether it makes sense to follow one of these diets if you don't have an intolerance.
Fructose intolerance
Fructose is also known as fruit sugar and is a simple sugar, i.e. a carbohydrate. It is found in fruit, but also in various vegetables and honey. The consequences of fructose intolerance can be bloating and abdominal pain. This video gives you an overview of what fructose is, what forms of fructose intolerance there are, what happens in the body when fructose is absorbed and what you can do if you are intolerant.
In the case of fructose, overview tables in which foods are listed with their fructose value are helpful, for example here. In addition to the fructose value, the glucose value of the food is also given. Glucose helps the body to absorb fructose well in the case of intestinal fructose intolerance. If the ratio of fructose to glucose is ≤ 1, the food can therefore be consumed without having to reckon with restrictions afterwards.
