High Fructose Corn Syrup Found More Toxic and More Deadly than Table Sugar

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Reuters recently reported a significant study that compared health effects of high-fructose corn syrup compared to table sugar. Female mice were fed a diet which contained 25 percent of calories from added fructose and glucose carbohydrates known as monosaccharaides that are found in corn syrup. A second group of female mice were fed a fructose-glucose diet (regular sugar).

The high-fructose corn syrup group:

• died at a rate 1.87 times higher than the group that was fed sucrose.
• produced 26.4 percent fewer offspring than their the female mice on the diet containing added table sugar.

The study shows that humans, especially women are likely to suffer negative health effects from consuming too much corn syrup including early death and infertility. Furthermore, corn syrup is made mostly if not entirely from genetically modified corn. This GMO corn syrup is found in many processed foods including juices, candy, cookies, regular soda, salad dressings, and much more. It is important to read labels so you can avoid any products with corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup.

It is estimated that 13 - 25 percent of Americans eat 25 percent or more of calories from added sugars. The authors of this study report the following alarming statistics:

• 42 percent of the added sugar found in the US diet comes from corn syrup
• 44 percent comes from sucrose
• The remaining 14 percent of added sugars come in the form of natural sweeteners such as honey, molasses, and fruit.

Worldwide however, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) accounts for only eight percent of added sugar consumption, so Americans are far more likely to consume excessive amounts of HFCS and our disease statistics reflect the difference.

High fructose consumption is linked to most chronic conditions and diseases

High fructose consumption is linked to most chronic conditions and diseases, starting with insulin resistance, which can later progress into related diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

If you’re insulin/leptin resistant, have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or are overweight, Dr. Mercola among many other leading experts recommend limiting your total sugar/fructose intake to 15 grams per day until your insulin/leptin resistance has resolved. This applies to at least half of all Americans. For all others, they recommend limiting your daily fructose consumption to 25 grams or less, to maintain optimal health.

The easiest way to accomplish this is by swapping processed foods for whole, ideally organic foods. This means cooking from scratch with fresh whole foods.

 

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