Sweet or Destructive: High Fructose Corn Syrup

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inexpensive to produce, big companies can pay the farmers more money to mass produce corn. This keeps both the farmers and the food industry happy. The companies that produce HFCS mislead consumers, by stating that it is healthy. Recently, the FDA has recommended that HFCS should be called corn syrup on ingredient labels. This makes consumers think that HFCS is not present. Farmers have spent 50 million dollars to support the campaign to show people that HFCS is natural and healthy (Sugar Farmers). Most people do not realize the health risks and the actual toll the sweetener has on the human body.
High fructose corn syrup has contributed to the obesity epidemic as well as other health risks. Just because HFCS has the same chemical make up as natural sugar, it does not mean it is healthy. HFCS is a preservative, which means it makes foods last longer. Preservatives also slow down the digestive process, and if the food is not being broken down properly, the fat content will stay in ...

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getting diabetes. In one study, there was a comparison of milk, diet cola, sugar sweetened cola, and water. The results of drinking the sweetened beverage yielded liver fat, visceral fat, and triglycerides. This study also suggested that drinking beverages with HFSC in them once a day for six months will result in metabolic syndrome, which is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke, and type two diabetes. (Diabetes Care).
The myth that one's metabolism slows with age is somewhat true. HFCS could be one of the several underlying reason for the metabolic change. A study done on adult men has proven this to be true. ...

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