All Sugars Are Not Created Equal

By Brian Nový, DDS, Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS

Studies are emerging that link consumption of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with heightened risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer, dementia, liver failure, and caries. In Europe, glucose-fructose syrup (GFS) is the official name used on ingredient labeling, although this sweetener is sometimes is referred to as isoglucose because the production process uses isomerization enzymes. Within the European Union (EU), the Sugar Regime regulates the allowed production quota. Currently, production of GFS is limited to about 5% of total sugar production in the EU. Therefore, wide-scale replacement of sugar has not occurred in Europe and it remains a small market.¹ This is not the case in the United States. American annual consumption of this additive is estimated to be the highest in the world and it is important for health care providers and consumers alike to understand the oral and systemic ramifications associated with the ingestion of HFCS.²

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