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produced significantly higher fasting plasma triacylglycerol values than did the glucose diet in men

This may be an important contribution to senescence and many age-related chronic diseases

When fructose reaches the liver," says Dr. William J. Whelan, a biochemist at the University of Miami School of Medicine, "the liver goes bananas and stops everything else to metabolize the fructose." Eating fructose instead of glucose results in lower circulating insulin and leptin levels, and higher ghrelin levels after the meal.[59] Since leptin and insulin decrease appetite and ghrelin increases appetite, some researchers suspect that eating large amounts of fructose increases the likelihood of weight gain

Ghee is an ideal fat for deep frying because its smoke point (where its molecules begin to break down) is 250°C (485°F), which is well above typical cooking temperatures of around 200°C (400°F) and above that of most vegetable oils