Here's one article, out of countless others, showing that dietary fructose leads to more triacylglycerol synthesis in the liver and, in this article, elevates serum triacylglycerol levels more than glucose does:
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/9/1061
(pubmed unique id: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3418415?dopt=Abstract)
I forget the mechanism, but I read about it recently in relation to xylitol, which has similar metabolic effects. I'll try to read some on it, for my own benefit.
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