"In 2007, an expert panel assembled by the
University of Maryland's Center for Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Policy reviewed the links between HFCS and obesity and concluded there was
no ecological validity in the association between rising body mass indexes (a measure of obesity) and the consumption of HFCS. The panel stated that since the ratio of fructose to glucose had not changed substantially in the United States since the 1960s when HFCS was introduced, the changes in obesity rates were probably not due to HFCS specifically, but rather a greater consumption of calories overall."
"In 2009 the
American Medical Association published a
review article on HFCS and concluded it was
unlikely that HFCS contributed more to obesity or other health conditions than sucrose, and there was insufficient evidence to suggest warning about or restricting use of HFCS or other fructose-containing sweeteners in foods."
"
Epidemiological research has suggested that the increase in metabolic disorders like obesity and
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is linked to increased consumption of sugars and/or calories in general and
not due to any special effect of HFCS"
"A 2014
systematic review found little evidence for an association between HFCS consumption and
liver diseases,
enzyme levels or fat content."
"A 2012 review found that fructose did not appear to cause weight gain when it replaced other carbohydrates in diets with similar calories."
"Another study compared similar intakes of honey, white cane sugar, and HFCS, showing similar rises in both blood sugar level and triglycerides."
"Numerous agencies in the United States recommend reducing the consumption of all sugars, including HFCS, without singling it out as presenting extra concerns. "
" The
Mayo Clinic cites the
American Heart Association's recommendation that women limit the added sugar in their diet to 100 calories a day (~6 teaspoons) and that men limit it to 150 calories a day (~9 teaspoons), noting that there is not enough evidence to support HFCS having more adverse health effects than excess consumption of any other type of sugar."
"The United States departments of
Agriculture and
Health and Human Services recommendations for a healthy diet state that consumption of all types of added sugars be reduced."
Yawn.
