High-Fructose Corn Syrup

A liquid sweetener made by converting corn starch glucose into fructose.

Type
Sweetener
How serious
Moderate severity
Evidence
Moderate evidence

Why it is flagged

High free-fructose intake worsens insulin resistance, which is the central metabolic driver in PCOS.

Health topics it bears on

Sources

Also listed as

hfcs, glucose-fructose syrup, fructose-glucose syrup, isoglucose, glucose fructose syrup, sirop de glucose fructose, jarabe de glucosa fructosa, jarabe de fructosa glucosa, fruktose glukose sirup, glukose fruktose sirup, sciroppo di glucosio fruttosio, sirop de fructose glucose, jarabe de maiz de alta fructosa, jarabe de glucosa y fructosa, glucose-fructose, fructose-glucose

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