High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch that is used to sweeten many processed foods and ...
The sugar known as fructose could be a kind of rocket fuel for cancer cells, and lowering fructose intake could be one way to fight the disease, new research suggests. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay ...
Coca-Cola will release a cane sugar-sweetened Coke this fall. The new product will not replace high-fructose corn syrup in the original Coke formula. Health experts say both cane sugar and ...
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Is corn syrup bad for you?

If you’ve ever made pecan pie or whipped up a batch of homemade caramels, you’ve probably reached for a bottle of corn syrup.
Just glance at grocery store aisles and the prominent role of sweeteners becomes evident. From the many kinds of bulk sugars for sale, to the world of diet sodas, and the unsuspecting sweeteners ...
High-fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn. When corn starch is broken down into individual molecules, it becomes corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose, a simple sugar. Special ...
High fructose corn syrup — an ingredient in everything from soda to ketchup to pickles — has such a bad reputation that the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) wants to change the name of the popular ...