High Fructose Corn Syrup
High-fructose corn syrup is a common sweetener and preservative used in a variety of consumable products since the 1970’s. It’s created by changing a particular type of sugar known as glucose in cornstarch to another form of sugar known as fructose. The end product is a combination of fructose and glucose which is then called high fructose corn syrup. It’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s abundant!
So what’s the big deal with high fructose corn syrup? There is NO big deal – it’s just another sugar!
It’s recommended that we eat less of it, to lose weight or maintain ideal body weight, but the ingredient itself is not dangerous or evil. It’s just another sugar molecule, meaning more calories consumed, meaning more weight gain… but that can be said about all calories.
Remember: eat less, eat better and move more!
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