What is "high fructose corn syrup"?

What is "high fructose corn syrup"?

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High fructose corn syrup is, basically, corn syrup that has had more fructose added to it. Basically, it's an unnatural product. Fructose is generally bound to other sugars in say, fruit, or other foods that contain fructose. Generally, we think in terms of fruit and some vegetables. However, in the high fructose corn syrup, it's a free molecule and the body doesn't know how to respond to it. It's something with which the body, literally, doesn't know what to do, and because of that, we've seen health challenges, such as heart disease; the increase in potential for heart disease. They're looking at cancer now, and other degenerative illnesses, and seeing a relationship between these and the intake of high fructose corn syrup and the various foods that it's in today. Most of our beverages today that have sweetener, actually, most foods that have sweetener; it's high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup stands up very well on the shelf, but long life of the product probably will lead to short life of the consumer.