Fructose and HFCS: Once again the "skeptics"* are wrong.

[GaYellowDawg]

70. It's not poison.

HFCS is not toxic unless someone's body has difficulty clearing glucose from the bloodstream. It is harmful in excess. It is not harmful in small amounts. Not at all. Its main risk for Americans as compared to sucrose comes from increased fat deposition. However, the difference between consuming sucrose and consuming HFCS isn't massive. The main problem is that HFCS is, as you said, everywhere and that people don't read food labels, thereby taking in more sugars than they think they are. It's better to read labels and try to reduce all sugar intake and reduce calories than anything else. Obviously, you've been smart about it! I've lost 105 pounds in the last couple of years with just diet modification, and the most dramatic change came when I really cut back on all refined sugars - HFCS, sucrose, and starch. The thing is, though, I think that expressing positions on something like this becomes a lot more accurate when terms are properly used, and HFCS isn't a poison. It's bad for you in excess, but hell, so is water.