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Is corn syrup (instead of HF corn syrup) ok to consume, or is it too pretty darn bad fer ya?


The reporting says it's the fructose amount that's highest in importance, since the liver warehouses it, and that seems to cause metabolic diseases, followed lower in priority with large sucrose/glucose amounts.

So fructose in a single fruit with natural fibers is ok, but half a kilo per week or more of raw fructose is toxic.

This is a more watchable video with industry slides admitting there's a problem (similar to cigarette industry):

The Secrets of Sugar - the fifth estate (2014) (42 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ksKkCOgTw

I really encourage people to learn about this topic since it directly affects quality of life. If you get free soda at work, skip the HFCS containers.




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