Surprise-surprise, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may increase
diabetes risk. The Diabetes Blog is on it: Not surprisingly, the
food industry has always defended HFCS against claims that it is
harmful. But here's the latest contradiction of that claim: a
recent study found that HFCS is "astonishingly" high in reactive
carbonyls, which are thought to contribute to the development of
diabetes. The study was led by Dr. Chi-tang Ho, head of Rutgers
University's Department of Food Science, and colleagues. They
concluded that one can of HFCS-sweetened soda contains five
times the reactive carbonyls that are normally found in the
blood of a person with diabetes.You’re not going to find any
love for HFCS here. Dr. Fuhrman considers it unnatural and
should be avoided. From Disease-Proof Your Child: A news release
by the American Chemical Society, announcing Dr. Ho's findings,
notes that previous studies have already linked HFCS to cell and
tissue damage. They suggest that HFCS consumption may raise the
risk of diabet