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The sugar tariff is indirectly responsible for the deaths of many Americans because high fructose corn syrup is used in lieu of regular sugar in many foods and
by orangepurple 5y ago
The sugar tariff is indirectly responsible for the deaths of many Americans because high fructose corn syrup is used in lieu of regular sugar in many foods and beverages instead. Fructose is extremely damaging to the body because the liver can barely metabolize it and most of the excess goes to liponeogenesis which ultimately manifests itself in tremendous buildup of visceral fat, with all the implications that carries. Meanwhile glucose is typically mostly stored alongside muscles as glycogen, and the human body can store far more glucose effectively than fructose.
- opo 5y agoThe most common forms of high fructose corn syrup are HFCS-42 and HFCS-55. HFCS-42 has 42 percent fructose and HFCS-55 has 55 percent fructose, with the remaining sugars being primarily glucose. As a comparison, common table sugar (sucrose) is 50% fructose and 50% glucose. While there are public health problems caused by over consumption of sugar, simply switching to sucrose is not really a solution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup
- pkaye 5y agoDoes that make fruits and honey also bad because they have fructose? Even cane sugar is 50% fructose.
- orangepurple 5y agoThey are all bad when consumed in large quantities because the human body can only metabolize a small amount of fructose per day. One fruit contains little total sugar and also contains fiber which is an important fermentation substrate which aids in reducing the quantity of fructose entering the body.