http:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2011\/02\/28\/new-study-confirms-fructose-affects-your-brain-very-differently-than-glucose.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n…it’s easy to see how and why fructose\u2014mainly in the form of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)\u2014is in large part responsible for the meteoric rise of obesity and its related health problems.
\nIt’s a staple ingredient in a vast majority of sweetened beverages and processed foods of all kinds, from pre-packaged meals to baked goods and condiments. And the number one source of calories in America is soda, in the form of HFCS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the Chicago Tribune: \u201cThe researchers … found that \u2018cortical control areas\u2019 — broad swaths of gray matter that surrounded the hypothalamus — responded quite differently to the infusion of fructose than they did to glucose. Across the limited regions of the brain they scanned… …glucose significantly raised the level of neural activity for about … <\/p>\n
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