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High Fructose Corn Syrup Causes Bigger Weight Gain In Rats
krou writes "In an experiment conducted by a Princeton University team, 'Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.' Long-term consumption also 'led to abnormal increases in body fat, especially in the abdomen, and a rise in circulating blood fats called triglycerides.' Psychology professor Bart Hoebel commented that 'When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they're becoming obese — every single one, across the board. Even when rats are fed a high-fat diet, you don't see this; they don't all gain extra weight.'"
That it's EXACTLY THE SAME as regular sugar and IT'S FINE in moderation!
Come on, go read the reference I pointed to. Your statement that fructose is "rapidly metabolized in much the same way as glucose" is just wrong when we look at humans as a whole; fructose is metabolized primarily in the liver, while glucose passes through the liver and is metabolized throughout the body. The fact that they two pathways are closely linked in those cells that have all the necessary enzymes doesn't change that.
What are you trying to say anyway? There is an experimental difference. Are you trying to argue that the experiment is wrong based on pathways? Or are you just trying to show off marginally relevant knowledge about metabolic pathways?