We’ve known for a while that the over produced cheap high fructose corn syrup that’s in everything from our sodas to our breads is bad for us. Mostly, we just knew that eating less sugar is the way to a healthier body and that it’s hard to cut down on sugar intake when HFCS keeps showing up so many of our staple foods. But finally, there’s some real science conducted by the University of California, Davis that proves that the cheap corn sweetener actually causes unhealthy growth. The study showed that fat cells appear around major organs such as the heart and liver in sixteen volunteers after just 10 weeks of eating a diet high in high fructose syrup.

“This is the first evidence we have that fructose increases diabetes and heart disease independently from causing simple weight gain,” said Kimber Stanhope, a molecular biologist who led the study. “We didn’t see any of these changes in the people eating glucose.”

Fortunately for us, we have partners that are working diligently to provide answers, including the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Check out Debra’s fun solutions for getting healthier vegetables to her nieces and hear them talk about how they have improved since changing their diet! (More focus for playtime and school!)

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