Fructose syrup is a common sweetener composed of fructose and glucose. Fructose syrup can completely replace sucrose and is widely used in beverages and foods, with a stronger flavor and taste than sucrose. Many people believe that high fructose corn syrup is a natural food because it is made from starchy foods such as rice or corn. However, long-term high concentration consumption of high fructose corn syrup can actually affect physical health.
What are the hazards of high fructose corn syrup?
- Affects liver health
Affects liver healtResearch has shown that high fructose corn syrup is absorbed by the liver during metabolism and then converted into fat, causing obesity in the body. In addition, when fructose corn syrup is broken down in the liver, it produces too much acetyl CoA and lactic acid, promoting the production of a large amount of fatty acids in the liver. Fat accumulates around liver cells, causing fat infiltration and ultimately leading to fatty liver. In addition, long-term consumption of high concentrations of fructose corn syrup can increase the levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, leading to hyperlipidemia.
- Causing hyperuricemia or gout
High fructose corn syrup consumes a large amount of adenosine triphosphate during metabolism, activating the inflammatory response pathway in the liver, promoting the production of inflammatory substances, and disrupting the balance between oxidation and antioxidation. At the same time, it can also lead to the accumulation of too many nucleotides in the body, which can be converted into uric acid, causing hyperuricemia and even gout or gouty stones.
- Increased risk of diabetes
Fructose syrup is made from fructose and glucose, and glucose can be quickly absorbed by the bloodstream in a short period of time; Some fructose will also be converted into glucose in the liver and then absorbed by the blood, which will increase the blood sugar level, increase insulin resistance, and cause damage to glucose tolerance over time, thus increasing the risk of diabetes.