High-fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn. When corn starch is broken down into individual molecules, it becomes corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose, a simple sugar. Special ...

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Tyson Foods, one of the largest food companies in the U.S. says it’s removing five chemical additives from its most popular brands. Although the move is voluntary, it aligns with Health Secretary ...

Just glance at grocery store aisles and the prominent role of sweeteners becomes evident. From the many kinds of bulk sugars for sale, to the world of diet sodas, and the unsuspecting sweeteners ...

With the advent of processed byproducts, the cheap way to sweeten products has been alchemy: turning American corn into a sugar substitute. But “high fructose corn syrup” has acquired a very bad ...

Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be ‘Yes’ at least in mice according to a study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine.

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been making headlines for years—and usually not in a positive light. Often used as a replacement for cane sugar in sodas, candies, and other sweet snacks, it’s ...

Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration denied the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as “corn sugar,” a request they had made almost two years ago, ...

MAHA's fight against food dyes, corn syrup and seed oils The Make America Healthy Again movement has a surprisingly popular, bipartisan nutrition agenda. But what kind of dent will it make in our ...