Recently this food additive has received a bad rap due to studies showing a link between HFCS and the rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Many consumers today are avoiding HFCS and many companies are beginning to replace it with other sweeteners, for example ketchup.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, HFCS isn't different than regular sugar. They are both metabolized in the body the same way so both can be linked to obesity and diabetes. So moral of this story is that HFCS alone isn't bad for you, all added sugar and sweeteners in excess are. I have mentioned it before that sugar is the most frequently added food additive in all processed products whether it is in the form of sugar, HFCS, honey, sucrose, fructose, molasses, fruit juice concentrate, and the list goes on. So it is important to read your food labels and see just how much sugar you are about to gobble down. Remember four grams of sugar is equivalent to one teaspoon, so if your favorite flavored instant oatmeal has twelve grams of sugar, that is equivalent to three teaspoons.
Great info!
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