Down with HFCS!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Sugar isn't great, hfcs is worse. Crack open those pixie stix and bring back sugar!

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

The issue with HFCS is it doesn't trigger the proper insulin response. As a result, we do not get the feeling of "fullness" we ought to for the amount of calories we consume, so we consume more. Plus it screws with our bodies.

I do feel the need to step in and call this for what it is. These are theories, entirely unproven, and there's actually quite a bit of data indicating that it's simply not the case.

ETA: In more detail. There are studies that suggest fructose itself may be worse than other forms of sweeteners, however high fructose corn syrup is only about 55% fructose. Sucrose (i.e. cane sugar) is 50% fructose. So the difference is minimal. There is a structural difference in that the fructose in sucrose is bonded while the fructose in HFCS is not, however it's believed that in products like soda, which are highly acidic, the bonds in sucrose are broken anyway, leaving them once again very similar.

There's a handful of studies that show a degree of correlation between HFCS and obesity/diabetes, but there's been nothing showing anything causal.