If the borrower chose a 20-year loan term at a rate of 4.25 percent (mortgage rates tend to be less for shorter term mortgages), the monthly payment would be $1238 ($26 less than the borrower currently pays) and the borrowerâs loan balance would reach $160,000 in five-and-one-half years.
The Deadly Effects of Fructose â Part 2. Fructose and fatty liver. Fructose is even more strongly linked to obesity and diabetes than glucose. From a nutritional standpoint, neither fructose nor glucose contains essential nutrients. As a sweetener, both are similar. Yet fructose is particularly malevolent to human health compared to glucose due to its unique metabolism within the body.
Fructose - Chemical properties. 1  Fructose is a 6-carbon polyhydroxyketone. 2  Fructose may be anaerobically fermented by yeast or bacteria. 3  Fructose undergoes the Maillard reaction, non-enzymatic browning, with amino acids. 4  Fructose readily dehydrates to give hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF).