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Life Sciences
Reports outline life sciences study findings from Johns Hopkins University, Medical Department
June 23rd, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "A role for the increased intake of dietary fructose in general and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in particular in the current obesity epidemic has been proposed. Consumed fructose and glucose have different rates of gastric emptying, are differentially absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, result in different endocrine profiles, and have different metabolic fates, providing multiple opportunities for the 2 saccharides to differentially affect food intake." "The consequences of fructose and glucose on eating have been studied under a variety of experimental situations in both model systems and man. The results...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-23)
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