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.'"

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Re:Interesting

[Grishnakh]

I agree. I like to buy Coca-colas when I go on vacation outside the USA, since it's made with real sugar. The taste difference is amazing; it tastes the way Coke used to taste back in the 70s before they switched to that nasty HFCS.

Now, I don't drink or eat anything with HFCS in it. My weight is way down, too. And I still eat tons of sweets: chocolate, ice cream (Breyer's, made with sugar, not the cheap brands with HFCS), etc.