Expert on HFCS & Feelings of Hunger
Arthur Frank, M.D., Medical Director of the George Washington University Weight Management Program discusses high fructose corn syrup and feelings of hunger.
HFCS Facts and Myths
Many studies have wrongly implicated high fructose corn syrup as a major culprit in the obesity epidemic.
Science and Research
Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition points to similarities between high fructose corn syrup and sugar.
Consumer Advocates
Consumer advocate groups talk about high fructose corn syrup in foods.
“To pretend that a product sweetened with sugar is healthier
than a product sweetened by high-fructose corn syrup is totally misguided.”
Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Science in Public Interest
Associated Press, September 10, 2008
"HFCS has been blamed by a few people for the obesity epidemic, because rates of obesity have climbed right along with HFCS consumption. But that’s an urban myth. There isn’t a shred of evidence that HFCS is any more harmful (or healthier) than sugar. We’re consuming way too much of both."
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Food Additives