biochem refering to the paper The case against sugar by Step

(biochem)

refering to the paper \"The case against sugar\" by Stephen K. Ritter.

It was published in Chemical and Engineering News, August 4, 2014 issue (page 11-17).

The ratio glucose:fructose is very similar in sucrose and in HFCS, both get hydrolyzed resulting in the same caloric count. Why is then dangerous to consume too much HFCS?

Which natural sweeteners can you list? What is their advantage compared to artificial ones? Which of them do you prefer? Why (chemical/health benefit reason)?

Why, according to present day theory, replacing sugar (sucrose) with artificial sweeteners does not result in significant weight loss or even had the opposite effect in some cases?

Solution

Advantages :

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In the report, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers analyzed 37 studies on artificial sweeteners to see if they were successful for weight management. The studies followed more than 400,000 people for about 10 years. Artificial sweeteners did not appear to help people lose weight. Instead, observational studies that looked at consumption over time suggested that people who regularly consumed them by drinking one or more artificially-sweetened beverages a day had a higher risk for health issues like weight gain, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.