High Fructose Corn Syrup Linked To Heart Disease & Obesity
Researchers have suggested the commonly consumed sweetener high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), may lead to an increased risk of obesity and heart disease. A controlled study found that drinks sweetened with HFCS led to higher L.D.L cholesterol and triglycerides, when compared to drinks sweetened with a glucose solution. It is well documented that both L.D.L cholesterol and triglycerides can both lead to an increased chance of chronic heart disease.
The New York Times reported that although there was a similar moderate weight gain in both groups, the fructose drinkers also had larger increases in fat inside the abdomen, also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Below are the results from the FoodEssentials food label database. The first table highlights the brands of diet soda pop that are HFCS free.
The second table showcases exactly how widespread HFCS is in the soda pop market. This is a list of lemon and lime flavoured soda pops. As you can clearly see, there is only one product that is HFCS free.
For more information, or for the ability to analyse more food categories for HFCS, such as Lemonade, Orange Flavoured Soda or Flavoured Milks, please navigate to www.foodessentials.com
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You need to re-read the study and the conclusion that the authors came to. They specifically addressed this issue. It in no way concluded that HFCS was any worse than sucrose. This study used glucose, not sucrose (nobody uses glucose to sweeten foods…it is nasty).
Hi Scott,
thanks very much for your comment.
Our post was simply an introduction and link to the study. We have received feedback from our users that they would like more information on HFCS. We read about this study, and we decided to post it on our blog and link it to our data. Meaning – we have simply displayed which food categories contain high fructose corn syrup. We have made no judgements on the safety or risks of HFCS. Instead we feel as though we have given our readers access to a new study and allowed them to make their own judgements – much like you have.
We simply wanted to highlight an area that we felt was important to the people who read our blog and use our comparison tool. That resulted in linking to the study, highlighting the products that contained HFCS in our database and allowing everyone to read the study and make their own minds up.
Thanks, and have a good weekend.
Dagan
Hi Scott,
further to our conversation, our guest nutritionist – Shereen Jegtvig has just finished posting a very interesting article on her oppinions on HFCS. You can view it here. It was always our intention to release this post by Shereen after the initial HFCS post in order to showcase another point of view.
Cheers,
Dagan