It’s time to put this tired myth to bed. The truth is that HFCS and table sugar are virtually identical, and the health effects of consuming either are the same.
If fructose is much more toxic than glucose then NO, they are NOT identical since it would depend on the ratio between fructose to glucose.
It would dependt on the concentration of fructose vs glucose in HFCS, so in theory HFCS might be diffren.
>> The 2 most important HFCS products of commerce contain 42% fructose (HFCS-42) and 55% fructose (HFCS-55). The remaining carbohydrates in HFCS are free glucose and minor amounts of bound glucose, predominantly maltose (di-glucose) and maltotriose (tri-glucose). Mention of HFCS with higher fructose content (ie, HFCS-80 or HFCS-90) is occasionally seen in the literature, but these products are highly specialized and are manufactured infrequently and in insignificant amounts.
Eg a potato and an apple might have the same amount of carbs, but since an apple has more fructose it's more toxic (assuming we only measure toxicty based on the glucose:fructose ratio).
It matters how quickly it is absorbed and the actual -amount- as usual. Apple has far less "energy" per volume than a potato. You can't just look at ratios obviously. all that glucose gets broken down into sucrose and fructose and that's the point. Being toxic is a function of both "chemical" and amount. a potato will have a much higher amount of fructose per unit that an apple after it all gets broken down, an apple also has fiber that will slow down the absorption of the glucose/fructose.The ratio of fructose/sucrose in standard issue is such that it should be slightly worse than cane sugar, but not that much worse.
The point is that if HFCS was replaced with table sugar it would be 90% as bad and essentially the same in the grand scheme of things. This is why I cook 80% (approx) of my own food. I do eat out occassionally I suppose but most of my food comes from raw ingredients where I control what goes in. It's also far cheaper.
oifjsidjf|3 years ago
It would dependt on the concentration of fructose vs glucose in HFCS, so in theory HFCS might be diffren.
>> The 2 most important HFCS products of commerce contain 42% fructose (HFCS-42) and 55% fructose (HFCS-55). The remaining carbohydrates in HFCS are free glucose and minor amounts of bound glucose, predominantly maltose (di-glucose) and maltotriose (tri-glucose). Mention of HFCS with higher fructose content (ie, HFCS-80 or HFCS-90) is occasionally seen in the literature, but these products are highly specialized and are manufactured infrequently and in insignificant amounts.
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/88/6/1716S/4617107
Eg a potato and an apple might have the same amount of carbs, but since an apple has more fructose it's more toxic (assuming we only measure toxicty based on the glucose:fructose ratio).
stjohnswarts|3 years ago
ipaddr|3 years ago
Effects of high-fructose diets on central appetite signaling and cognitive function https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25988134/
jjcon|3 years ago
stjohnswarts|3 years ago