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Want to be fat? Consume High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Written by Richard

A research group at Princeton University has recently discovered that High-Fructose Corn Syrup is more effective in making people fat than other sweeteners. So if you want to put weight on, make sure that you’re consuming a lot of this product.

In the study, rats were given a diet which included water either sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or table sugar, sucrose. The weight gain in the HFCS fed rats was 48% greater than that in the sucrose fed rats, with much fat added around the abdomen.

"These rats aren't just getting fat; they're demonstrating characteristics of obesity, including substantial increases in abdominal fat and circulating triglycerides," said Princeton graduate student Miriam Bocarsly.

The Princeton team point out that HFCS has a different molecular structure than sucrose which may partly explain why the body treats it differently. The different components of HFCS, essentially glucose and fructose, are free whilst in sucrose they are bonded together.

In the US today, almost all processed foods and drinks contain HFCS. A growing number of people are importing their Coca-Cola from Mexico because it’s made with sugar rather than the HFCS used in the American made version. Avoiding soda is best, but if you fancy one from time to time, do look out for the more traditional varieties made from pure cane sugar.

Here’s a video from the Corn Refiners Association promoting the virtues of HFCS that has been ridiculed across the internet:

Hence, to keep a good healthy and Zen weight, it’s better to avoid HFCS.

For more information, check out the Princeton research article: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/

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