This week Reactions is taking to science and chemistry to let you know what the difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup is.

It seems like it’s in just about every product on store shelves: High fructose corn syrup. What is it and how is it different from regular old sugar? Reactions is here to answer those sweet questions.

Sources:
http://physrev.physiology.org/content/90/1/23
http://advances.nutrition.org/content/4/2/236.full
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1715S
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1716S.full
Repreive for HFCS (CAS) – http://www.cas.org/news/insights/science-connections/hfcs
Sugar: The Bitter Truth, Robert. H. Lustic – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

More Reading:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i29/Bitter-Side-Sugars.html
http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i31/Case-Against-Sugar.html
http://cen.acs.org/articles/87/i27/Sugar-HighJinks.html

Video/Words: Kirk Zamieroski
Scientific Consultant: Robert McGorrin, Ph.D.

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