President Trump said on Wednesday Coca -Cola agreed to use the cane sugar. Currently, the US Cola is currently dependent on sweeteners as sweeteners. A Social media postHe called the cane sugar version “Just better!”
But is one of them actually better for your health?
There are some differences between the two sweeteners, but experts say it’s not good.
“Despite the minor differences between the chemical structure and the metabolism, the cane sugar and the high fructose corn syrup are especially consumed, especially in the form of sugar sweet beverages such as carbonated drinks, which affects similar health.” Avenue Zenker, The registered nutritionist told CBS News.
Zenker explained that the cane sugar is almost 100% sugar and consists of about 50% glucose and 50% fructose -sugar. “It is essentially the same as the table sugar,” she said. The most common form of high fructose corn syrup is 55% fructose and 45% glucose.
The fructose is different from other sugars, such as glucose, so the amount of fructose is related to some experts.
“(Corn syrup) may be slightly seen, but our exposure is associated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and increased appetite (and).” Hope BarkoukisCase Western Reserve University Nutrition and Registered Nutrition and Chairman.
Adrianne Kartholl, a registered nutritionist and clinical nourishing supervisor of the provider network, said that the processing of these products is also different. Parkview Health.
“Corn syrup is added to many people Processed food She provides more stability to the product that is relatively easy, easy to acquire, and cheaper, and added to the added products.
But both have similar blood glucose indexes, which increases blood sugar similarly and have the same amount of calories (about 4 calories per gram), Zenker said.
Studies have shown that their metabolism and cardiovascular effects are similar.
2022 meta analysis High fructose corn syrup and sugars have a similar effect on weight and body composition markers, including the waist circumference, body mass index (BMI) and fat amount. This study also found a similar effect on cholesterol, triglyceride (one type of fat found in the blood) and blood pressure.
However, the result suggests that high fructose corn syrup is associated with higher levels of inflammation compared to water crosses.
“Increasing overall inflammation in our diet is very related to inflammation because it is related to various metabolic diseases,” Barkoukis said.
In terms of dental health Dr. Sandip SacharHeadquartered in New York, a dentist told CBS News, “It’s not too bad for the risk of dental cavity.”
Sacha said, “This sweetener is different from origin and processing, but the impact on oral health is very the same.”
Karthol says that it is important to provide empty calories in the overall sugar, whether it is a cane or corn syrup.
“Empty calories offer energy, but lack of other nutrients such as protein, healthy fat and micro nutrients,” she said. “For most Americans, the intake of corn syrup is widely used in food, so it is higher than the recommended level.”
that American Heart Association It is recommended to limit the added sugar intake to 25 grams a day, about 6 teaspoons a day. However, according to the organization, on average, American adults eat more than two to three times the recommended sugar. It is listed as sugar to add both high fructose corn syrup and cane sugar.
Kartholl said, “Arbitration is the core.” This food should not be consumed idealally every day.
Barkoukis agreed that “the core is to limit the consumption of sugar and corn syrup.”
