TAG | inexpensive Americans love sugar. According to the USDA,
each of us consumes more than 150 pounds of added sugar every
year (or about 50 teaspoons daily), making the United States the
largest consumer of sweeteners worldwide. So where does most of
this sugary goodness come from? Mainly from heavily processed
snack foods, baked goods and soft drinks all loaded with high-
fructose corn syrup. HFCS is a highly refined sweetener made
from corn starch, and one that is widely used by food
manufacturers because it is inexpensive to produce and
transport. The problem, experts say, comes with the health risks
associated with HFCS and how it works in the body. Put simply,
it affects healthy blood sugar levels and insulin regulation,
which helps to explain why a diet high in HFCS has been linked
to increased risk of obesity and obesity-related disease. And
now scientists have found another reason to caution Americans
against the common sweetener. A recent study found that
pancreatic cancer cells use fructose to mul