High-fructose Corn Syrup Causes More Weight Gain Than Sugar

princeton.edu | Apr. 7, 2010 (Other)

A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Alan Horn - Mar 22, 2010 - 2:06 PM PDT
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 by Alan Horn - Apr. 20, 2010

Academic press releases aren't necessarily news, but this was quite interesting and relevant.

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