A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose
corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain Posted March
22, 2010; 10:00 a.m. A Princeton University research team has
demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to
weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained
significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar,
even when their overall caloric intake was the same. In addition
to causing significant weight gain in lab animals, long-term
consumption of high-fructose corn syrup also led to abnormal
increases in body fat, especially in the abdomen, and a rise in
circulating blood fats called triglycerides. The researchers say
the work sheds light on the factors contributing to obesity
trends in the United States. "Some people have claimed that
high-fructose corn syrup is no different than other sweeteners
when it comes to weight gain and obesity, but our results make
it clear that this just isn't true, at least under the
conditions of our tests,"