The main health concerns surrounding sugars and sugar-rich products are their cariogenic properties, and that their excessive intake, from sources that provide little other nutritional value, may be contributing to a positive energy balance. It is important to note that for individuals affected by hereditary fructose intolerance (i.e., a rare metabolic disorder resulting from deficiency of hepatic fructose-1-phosphate aldolase activity), the consumption of fructose and sucrose has severe detrimental effects on health and must be completely avoided