People ask me about high fructose corn syrup fairly regularly. They want to know if it's worse for us than regular sugar and how it impacts weight management. Interestingly, recent consumer research showed that in the past 6 months, out of consumers surveyed, 37% limited or avoided calories, 20% were watching fats and oils, and 17% were cutting back on products with sugar or added sugar, while only 4% were monitoring high fructose corn syrup. Check out http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/research-consumers-more-concerned-fat-calorie-intake-high-fructose-corn-syrup
I am surprised by the lower percentage of people who are concerned with high fructose corn syrup because it's such a hot topic right now. Food manufacturers have begun to respond to demand for "no high fructose corn syrup" products so it will be interesting to see what happens to its consumption in the U.S. over the next few years.
Have you been trying to reduce your intake of high fructose corn syrup?
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