High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been linked by many scientists to the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and other western countries. The Corn Refiners Association claims that the product is no worse for you than sugar. Part of what makes HFCS such an unhealthy product is that it is metabolized to fat in your body far more rapidly than any other sugar.
Because most fructose is consumed in liquid form (soda), its negative metabolic effects are significantly magnified. Those effects result in diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, an increase in triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, and liver disease.
Fructose contains no enzymes, vitamins or minerals, and it leeches micronutrients from your body. Unbound fructose, found in large quantities in HFCS, can interfere with your heart's use of minerals such as magnesium, copper and chromium. THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG ON THE DANGERS OF HFCS.
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