HFCS & Metabolism - From the Experts
Kris Clark, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M., Assistant Professor and Director of Sports Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, discusses how the body handles and metabolizes high fructose corn syrup.
Resources for Facts
The U.S. government and a variety of organizations have information available on nutrition and health.
ADA on HFCS
Are you interested in what the American Dietetic Association has to say about high fructose corn syrup?
Diabetes
Is high fructose corn syrup known to cause diabetes?
No. Many parts of the world, including Australia, Mexico and Europe, have rising rates of obesity and diabetes despite having little or no high fructose corn syrup in their foods and beverages,12,13 which supports findings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the American Diabetes Association that the primary causes of diabetes are obesity, advancing age and heredity.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data show that per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup has been declining in recent years, yet the incidence of obesity and diabetes in the United States remains on the rise.17