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Dining Hall Tip of the Day
Monday, 15 November 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Remember last year when a group of Princeton scientists told you how awful high-fructose corn syrup was? Rats who consumed HFCS gained significantly more weight than those who consumed sucrose, even when overall caloric intake was the same. The researchers rattled off a list of ailments—high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, cancer and diabetes—that result
- Published in Goings On
Obese rats: Proof that high fructose corn syrup is bad?
Thursday, 25 March 2010
by Angela Wu
Have you seen these really awkward commercials from the Corn Refiners Association? (Here are two more.) The group is trying to fight the bad rap that high fructose corn syrup–which provides almost 7 percent of daily caloric consumption in the US–has been getting from foodies. And now, scientists are getting in on the action. A
- Published in Goings On