High-Fructose Corn Syrup is Harmful, New Research Concludes
Within two weeks, participants in a new study consuming fructose or high fructose corn syrup exhibited increased concentrations of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein-B.Adults who consumed high-fructose corn syrup for two weeks as 25 percent of their daily calorie requirement had increased blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, both indicators of increased risk for heart disease, according to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The study’s senior author, Kimber Stanhope, PhD, of the University of California, Davis said, “While there