[Fractal Trader]

Eating it as a solid, bound up in fiber, as in fruit, results in an extended period of moderate levels of fructose entering the system.

I don't think anyone has suggested that fruit juice, for example, is as dangerous as HFCS soda, and I have never heard that carbonation, per se, is deleterious to your health.

[jdege]

I don't think anyone has suggested that fruit juice, for example, is as dangerous as HFCS soda

Actually, quite a few people have suggested that:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/19/richard-johnson-interview-may-18-2010.aspx

http://drjulindalee.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/what-fruit-juices-fructose-and-low-glycemic-index-really-mean/