A recent conference of scientist found that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sugar (or sucrose) has little effect on satiety, overall energy balance, metabolic hormones or biomechanical metabolites such as triglycerides and uric acid. In other words, HFCS does not cause obesity.
HFCS has been around for 35 years. The amount of calories in HFCS have increased at a slower rate than calories from all sources. HFCS use has been in decline since 1999 which would suggest that are obesity epidemic is due more to the total calories Americans take in.
This goes along with my philosophy of living well. Most things in moderation are not bad for you. I still enjoy eating many things that most people eat a lot of, and I don't gain weight. You also have to be careful on what you read. You need to understand how they came to this conclusion to see if it is to be trusted.
For example, in this instance, everyone said that HFCS is the evil culprit. When in fact, the findings most studies were using were from pure fructose. There is a big difference and the two can not be linked. So don't be afraid of foods that have HFCS, just eat or drink these in moderation. It is the calories that count.
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