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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5566151" data-attributes="member: 177">Yes, let us..."Studies that have compared high-fructose corn syrup (an ingredient in nearly all soft drinks sold in the US) to sucrose (common table sugar) find that most measured physiological effects are equivalent. For instance, Melanson et al. (2006), studied the effects of HFCS and sucrose sweetened drinks on blood glucose, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin levels. They found no significant differences in any of these parameters.[sup][50][/sup] This is not surprising, since sucrose is a disaccharide that digests to 50% fructose and 50% glucose, whereas the high-fructose corn syrup most commonly used on soft drinks is 55% fructose and 45% glucose. The difference between the two lies in the fact that HFCS contains little sucrose, the fructose and glucose being independent moieties."...."Eating fructose *instead of glucose* results in lower circulating insulin and leptin levels, and higher ghrelin levels after the meal. Since leptin and insulin decrease appetite and ghrelin increases appetite, some researchers suspect that eating large amounts of fructose increases the likelihood of weight gain."Basically, the *real* major problem with fructose is that eating it leaves you hungrier, so that you will tend to overeat, and thus get fat.  However, HFCS is only 5% more fructose than standard table sugar, and so does not show much of this effect - replacing HFCS with standard cane sugar isn't a major difference, as it isn't really changing the amount of fructose in your diet much.And, we can also note that fructose is sweeter to the tongue than standard table sugar, so if you are paying attention you can use less of it to get the same desired sweetness.  In addition, fructose does not trigger production of insulin like glucose does, and so is of notable use for diabetics.Too much of *anything* in your diet is bad.  But HFCS isn't a demon waiting to get you if you use it in moderation.  Any sugar is a demon waiting for you if you ingest to excess.[50] Melanson, K.; et al. (2006). "Eating Rate and Satiation.". Obesity Society (NAASO) 2006 Annual Meeting, October 20–24,Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts.</blockquote>

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