[vox_mollis]

Fructose is linked to liver problems, and also creates far more glycation end-products than glucose (which could very well be part of the atherosclerosis explanation).

One problem is that glucose without fructose really doesn't taste very good at all. One option might be replacing sugars entirely with sugar alcohols with low intestinal distress, like erythritol.

Of course, we could always work to become a less decadent society, but that won't happen.

[mrob]

Glucose without fructose tastes perfectly acceptable. It's as flavorless as any simple sugar. It's about 0.75 times as sweet as sucrose. The mouth-feel is slightly different but still pleasant.