{"id":2795,"date":"2005-03-02T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-02T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/getting-fat-on-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:37:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:37:53","slug":"getting-fat-on-high-fructose-corn-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"Getting Fat on High Fructose Corn Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regarding High Fructose Corn Syrup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fructose \u2026 favors de novo lipogenesis [fat creation].\u201d \u201cIn mammals, fructose is known to be able to raise plasma triacylglycerol concentrations significantly; consequently, this may induce obesity.\u201d<br \/>Horm Metab Res. 2005 Jan;37(1):32-5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA high flux of fructose to the liver, the main organ capable of metabolizing this simple carbohydrate, perturbs glucose metabolism and glucose uptake pathways, and leads to a significantly enhanced rate of de novo lipogenesis and triglyceride (TG) synthesis \u2026<\/p>\n<p>These metabolic disturbances appear to underlie the induction of insulin resistance commonly observed with high fructose feeding in both humans and animal models.\u201d<br \/>Nutr Metab (Lond). 2005 Feb 21;2(1):5<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the problem with high fructose corn syrup is not just about the calories!!<\/p>\n<p>This sweetener doesn\u2019t clear from the blood stream like natural sugar, and so it stimulates the liver to make fat!!<\/p>\n<p>This was a revelation. It&#8217;s not just fat that makes you fat. It&#8217;s this syrup. Or, more appropriately, it&#8217;s the sugar overload.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regarding High Fructose Corn Syrup. \u201cThe digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fructose \u2026 favors de novo lipogenesis [fat creation].\u201d \u201cIn mammals, fructose is known to be able to raise plasma &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-J5","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2747,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2747","url_meta":{"origin":2795,"position":0},"title":"100% fat free fructose linked to fat build-up","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 29, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Eat Fat, Get Fat.\" This notion has driven nutrition science and policy for 40 years. 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