More Evidence Against High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Researchers worked with 48 adults between the ages of 18 and 40, and compared the effects of consuming 25% of one's daily calorie requirement as glucose, fructose or high- fructose corn syrup on risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Online, August 17, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Adults who consumed high-fructose corn syrup for two weeks as 25 percent of their daily calorie requirement had increased blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, according to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Cholesterol and triglycerides have been shown to be indicators of increased risk for heart disease.
Researchers worked with 48 adults between the ages of 18 and 40, and compared the effects of consuming 25% of one's daily calorie requirement as glucose, fructose or high- fructose corn syrup on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Within two weeks, participants consuming fructose or high-fructose corn syrup exhibited increased concentrations of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein-B (a protein that can lead to plaques that cause vascular disease). However, the group that consumed the glucose did not.
"High-fructose corn syrup, which is found in most processed foods, is very bad for your health and should be avoided," say Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel, co-authors of TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust (April 2011, BSH). "Because its use is so prevalent in manufactured, refined and processed foods, this is easier said than done," they add. "The first step in reclaiming and maintaining your health is to eliminate all of these products from your diet and stick with TurboCharged foods that will build your health and vitality."
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