Most people can, but some people have fructose intolerance/malabsorption or even sucrose intolerance (similar to lactose intolerance where they can't make enough of an enzyme).
After it's absorbed, fructose goes straight to the liver, and unlike glucose (which in excess is stored as glycogen), the liver doesn't really know what to do with excess fructose, so a good chunk of it is stored as liver fat.
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Most people can, but some people have fructose intolerance/malabsorption or even sucrose intolerance (similar to lactose intolerance where they can't make enough of an enzyme).
After it's absorbed, fructose goes straight to the liver, and unlike glucose (which in excess is stored as glycogen), the liver doesn't really know what to do with excess fructose, so a good chunk of it is stored as liver fat.