Dr. Axel Sigurdsson is a cardiologist and blogger who writes about heart disease. A recent post of his considered the role of sugar, including fructose, in metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease. He does a great job translating scientific research for consumption by the general public. For example:
“Lustig studied 43 obese children (ages 8-19) with metabolic abnormalities typical of the metabolic syndrome. All were high consumers of added sugar in their diets (e.g. soft drinks, juices, pastries, breakfast cereals, salad dressings, etc.).
The children were fed the same calories and percent of each macronutrient as their home diet; but within the carbohydrate fraction, the added sugar was removed, and replaced with starch. For example, pastries were taken out, and bagels put in; yogurt was taken out, baked potato chips were put in; chicken teriyaki was taken out, turkey hot dogs were put in. Whole fruit was allowed.After ten days, diastolic blood pressure fell, insulin resistance decreased, liver tests improved, and triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol all improved.”
Source: Medical Practice
PS: All of my diets combat metabolic syndrome.
Two diet books in one
Advanced Mediterranean Diet 
Yup, what people don’t get is that unlike glucose, fructose is cleaved by the liver, leading to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fruit is mainly water and fructose. Any other trace vitamins/ supplements they contain can easily be sourced elsewhere, WITHOUT the huge fructose penalty