Corn Syrup Gets Unfair Rap
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has unfairly found itself with a bad reputation.
For years, nutrition activists have campaigned against the corn-based sweetener, claiming that its beet-derived cousin, table sugar, was supposedly healthier because it was “natural.” But many experts disagree.
And now the American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted the all-sugars-are-created-equal position. After examining related research, the medical organization announced yesterday that table sugar and HFCS function identically with regard to weight gain and loss.
Read: AMA finds high fructose syrup unlikely to be more harmful to health than other caloric sweetners
