Reply #3: ..and it damages the liver. Guess the HFCS makers better pull those TV ads that say there is no

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danger in the use of HFCS instead of cane sugar.

http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/03/15/daily44.html

Duke study links high fructose corn syrup with liver damage

The corn industry is facing a new challenge over the health risks posed by high fructose corn syrup. A new study out of the Duke University Medical Center indicates that high consumption of the controversial sugar substitute is associated with liver scarring or fibrosis, similar to the damage caused by heavy consumption of alcohol.

Dr. Manal Abdelmalek, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, says a study of 427 adults who suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, indicated that those who consumed more high-fructose corn syrup were more likely to have increased liver scarring or fibrosis.

NAFLD, which is present in about 30 percent of all adults, is a condition in which fat accumulates in the cells of the liver, which could lead to inflammation or scarring, also known as fibrosis. The damage is similar to that caused by heavy consumption of alcohol, but NAFLD occurs in people who are not alcoholics.

“Unfortunately, there is no therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,” said Dr. Abdelmalek. “My hope is to see if we can find a factor, such as increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup, which if modified, can decrease the risk of liver disease.”

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and adds to insulin resistance = DIABETES!!!

Studies from the American Journal of C Nutrition
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/5/911

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/4/537

article
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090303123802.htm

Missing Link Between Fructose, Insulin Resistance Found

ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2009) — A new study in mice sheds light on the insulin resistance that can come from diets loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in most sodas and many other processed foods. The report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism also suggests a way to prevent those ill effects.

The researchers showed that mice on a high-fructose diet were protected from insulin resistance when a gene known as transcriptional coactivator PPARg coactivator-1b (PGC-1b) was "knocked down" in the animals' liver and fat tissue. PGC-1b coactivates a number of transcription factors that control the activity of other genes, including one responsible for building fat in the liver.

"There has been a remarkable increase in consumption of high-fructose corn syrup," said Gerald Shulman of Yale University School of Medicine. "Fructose is much more readily metabolized to fat in the liver than glucose is and in the process can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease," he continued. NAFLD in turn leads to hepatic insulin resistance and type II diabetes.

Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes have both reached epidemic proportions worldwide with the global adoption of the westernized diet along with increased consumption of fructose, stemming from the wide and increasing use of high-fructose corn syrup sweeteners, the researchers noted.

High-fructose corn syrup, which is a mixture of the simple sugars fructose and glucose, came into use in the 1970s and by 2005 the average American was consuming about 60 pounds of it per year. Overall, dietary intake of fructose, which is also a component of table sugar, has increased by an estimated 20 to 40 percent in the last thirty years.

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A side note: When I was up in Canada recently I noticed that the rims of the cans were a different color than those in the US. Just for the hell of it I brought home a can to see if I could see any difference between them.
The US made Coke had HFCS. The Canadian version has Sugar.
Many of my local grocieries carry Mexican sodas, including Coke made in Mexico..and guess what..They use SUGAR, not HFCS.