Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Worse Than Regular Sugar?

Is high fructose corn syrup worse than regular sugar? Some of the advice we have been receiving from “nutrition” sites state that we should avoid high fructose corn syrup at all costs. But is it any worse than all the other forms of sugar we find listed on the nutrition labels? Which sugar can we eat and still lose weight?

Sugar is sugar. Even natural sugars are just that, sugar. So, what can we do to make sure we are avoiding too much?

The high fructose corn syrup commercials we have been seeing on TV state that the HFCS is not bad for you in moderation. But the problem is, there is no HFCS moderation. It’s everywhere and in everything. But so is sugar. Look at ketchup that doesn’t have HFCS in it, but in it’s place you will find plain sugar. HFCS and sugar are the same, they are metabolized by the body in the same way.

When you read your nutrition labels, make sure sugar is not listed in the first five ingredients and keep your sugar intake to less than 30 g per day. Don’t worry as much about natural sugars such as those found in skim milk and fruits, but don’t go crazy with it either. The main sugars we are concerned with are added sugars.

So is High Fructose Corn Syrup worse than regular sugar? No, but regular sugar is not good either.

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