A new study suggests countries that use large amounts of high
fructose corn syrup(HFCS) in their food may be helping to fuel the
global epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of
Oxford and the University of Southern California (USC) found a 20%
higher proportion of the population have diabetes in countries with high
use of the food sweetener compared to countries that do not use it.
Ordinary
table sugar is made of sucrose, which comes from sugar cane or sugar
beets. Sucrose contains equal amounts of fructose and glucose, but HFCS
has more fructose. This makes HFCS much sweeter, which helps stabilize
processed foods.
Food companies also use HFCS to improve the appearance of certain
processed foods such as baked goods because it produces a more
consistent browning.
This research suggests that high fructose
corn syrup can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, which is one of the
most common causes of death in the world today
source:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/253484.php
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