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Title: Ten myths about high-fructose corn syrup

Author
item WHITE, JOHN - WHITE TECHNICAL RESEARCH
item Foreyt, John

Submitted to: Food Technology
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2006
Publication Date: 10/1/2006
Citation: White, J.S., Foreyt, J. 2006. Ten myths about high-fructose corn syrup. Food Technology. 60(10):96.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: High-fructose corn syrup, the sweetener used in most carbonated beverages in the United States, drew very little attention over its 30-year history until the past two years, when some researchers in the nutrition community claimed that it bears a unique responsibility for the current obesity epidemic. Such claims are largely myths based on misunderstandings of the chemistry, food science, and nutrition of HFCS.