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Expert on HFCS & Diabetes
Arthur Frank, M.D., Medical Director of the George Washington University Weight Management Program addresses high fructose corn syrup and diabetes.
HFCS in Foods
Have you ever wondered why high fructose corn syrup is in the foods that your children eat?
HFCS is Not Subsidized
There is a common misperception that manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup receive government subsidies – they do not. Find out more about sweeteners and government support.
American Dietetic Association
Read what the American Dietetic Association has
to say about high fructose corn syrup.
"No persuasive evidence supports the claim that high fructose corn syrup is a unique contributor to obesity."
Hot Topics paper on High Fructose Corn Syrup, December 2008
"High fructose corn syrup ... is nutritionally equivalent to sucrose. Both sweeteners contain the same number of calories (4 per gram) and consist of about equal parts of fructose and glucose. Once absorbed into the blood stream, the two sweeteners are indistinguishable."
Hot Topics paper on High Fructose Corn Syrup, December 2008
"Most scientific experts now agree that high fructose corn syrup and sucrose produce similar effects on human metabolic responses. Studies comparing high fructose corn syrup and sucrose have found no significant differences in fasting blood glucose, insulin, leptin and ghrelin. Satiety studies of the two sweeteners have found no differences in appetite, feelings of fullness or short-term energy intakes."
Hot Topics paper on High Fructose Corn Syrup, December 2008
"The source of the added sugar – whether sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, honey or fruit juice concentrate – should not be of concern; rather it is the amount of total calories that is important."
Hot Topics paper on High Fructose Corn Syrup, December 2008
"Thus, it is the position of The American Dietetic Association that consumers can safely enjoy a range of nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners when consumed in a diet that is guided by current federal nutrition recommendations … as well as individual health goals."
“Excess body fat [obesity] arises from the energy imbalance caused by taking in too much energy and expending too little energy. ... Obesity is a complex problem and its cause cannot be simply attributed to any one component of the food supply such as sweeteners.”
