Wednesday, November 28, 2012

High Fructose Corn Syrup and Type 2 Diabetes


www.huffingtonpost.com - November 28th, 2012
Researchers have found an association between consumption of high fructose corn syrup and the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the journal Global Public Health.

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Southern California found, specifically, that the Type 2 diabetes prevalence was 20 percent higher in countries where the food supplies contained HFCS.

Type 2 diabetes prevalence in countries where the food supply included more HFCS was 8 percent, while it was 6.7 percent in countries where HFCS is not included in the food supply.

High-fructose corn syrup is a kind of sugar, and is used as a sweetener in many foods including soda and candy.

"The study adds to a growing body of scientific literature that indicates HFCS consumption may result in negative health consequences distinct from and more deleterious than natural sugar," study researcher Michael I. Goran, a professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California, said in a statement. Goran is also the director of the Childhood Obesity Research Center and the co-director of the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute at USC.




2 comments:

Ashleysh22 said...

It drives me crazy that corn syrup is in so many things! Some countries in Europe tax the companies that produce products with HFCS. I think that is an excellent way to do things because it encourages the companies to use better ingredients, rather than taxing the products and controlling the consumers directly.

Mia said...

I agree Ashleysh.

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