Researchers studying how high-fructose corn syrup is metabolized.
In its "Eye On Your Health" segment, the CBS Evening News (3/10, story 6, 4: 20, Couric) reported that use of high-fructose corn syrup in food products remains controversial. Correspondent Michelle Miller explained that "even as some companies are busy removing high fructose corn syrup from products" in response to consumer demand, the "Corn Refiners' Association is fighting back by running ads" suggesting that the syrup is "fine in moderation." Meanwhile, to find out "whether our bodies metabolize high fructose corn syrup differently than table sugar," researchers "at UC Davis are conducting a long-term study."
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