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

[Thor_MN]

93. Because fructose is processed in the liver and used to create TGs.

Your question boils down to why don't they use half fructose, half glucose; glucose or glucose?

Sucrose is only half fructose, so could be used, but not as effective. The other half is glucose, not processed in the liver, so useless in studying TG. Dextrose is simply one form of glucose, so again useless in studying TG. Glucose has two mirror image forms, dextrose is the "right handed" form.

Your age probably is involved, Coke's use of HFCS is probably not. Your triglycerides were probably high for years.

the HFCS55 that is used in soda does contain a bit more fructose than sucrose does - 55% vs. 50%. Granulated table sugar is a disaccharide, one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose, joined together. Almost immediately when placed in water, the two sugar molecules separate as the sugar dissolves. Coke with sucrose has about 19.5 g of fructose, with HFC, about 21.5 g of fructose. Your daily consumption probably varied more than the difference between sucrose and HFCS. So while you did get more fructose with HFCS Coke and it probably did raise your triglyceride levels slightly, but it certainly did not put your TGs at 550+ from under 150...