Little know fact. “High Fructose Corn Syrup” has as much fructose in it as ... regular sugar. So things that contain HFC are no worse for you than regular sugar. That said, we shouldn’t eat so much sugar in the first place...
I think you left out the fact that human bodies don’t tend to digest corn and corn related products well either...
It is worse because it is processed differently by the body. If you get a change, take a look at any group grade school photo from 40 years ago compared to today's kids. Obesity was rare. Chubby was occasional. The percentage of really fat kids and adults now is astonishing. The change that has occurred in the last 10-15 years is scary.
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"Both sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are made from glucose and fructose. The level of fructose is about 5 percent higher in the corn sweetener."
That's wrong. Cane sugar or beet sugar is sucrose which is a one to one compound of fructose and glucose. I used to think what's the big deal with HFCS? Both fructose and glucose are 6 carbon sugars and have the same amount of calories. That was until I read some papers describing de novo lipogenesis when fructose is metabolized.
According to Maureen Storey, Ph.D., CFNAP director and a member of the study team, there are three types of HFCS products (HFCS-55, HFCS-42, and HFCS-90), but only HFCS-55 and HFCS-42 are commonly used as sweeteners. HFCS-90 is mainly used in the production of HFCS-55, but is seldom directly added to foods and beverages. The composition of HFCS-55 (55% fructose and 42% glucose) is very similar to that of sucrose (50% fructose and 50% glucose). HFCS-42 (42% fructose and 53% glucose) actually contains less fructose than sucrose does.
So in HFCS-55, it's fructose 55% to glucose 42%, that's almost one third more fructose compared to glucose.
HFCS-55 is used mainly in beverages, such as carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; HFCS-42 is used to sweeten a wide variety of foods.
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There are four links at the source.
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According to Wikipedia, the most widely used form of HFCS is 55% fructose. That means theat the fructose/glucose ratio is 22% higher than regular sugar.