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Fructose No Worse Than Other Sugars for Weight Gain: Study

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This article seems to imply that PURE Fructose and High Fructose Corn Syrup are the same. The two are not referred to equally in the article and there seems to be no arm of the study cited which compared high fructose corn syrup to other sweeteners.
Please clarify

validus1 of TX 7:07PM March 26, 2012

This is not a 'Study', as seen in the headline, it is propaganda by corn refiners and big beverage/food. It serves one purpose: please the stockholder, protect profits at the cost of making people sick. This propaganda is everywhere but we are on to you -- we've been on to you for a long, long time. You simply cannot hide anymore from people choosing to pursue a healthy diet and get HFCS, refined sugar, frankenfoods, and chemicals to as minimal in our diets as we can. We are not going to buy your products the way you buy governments. Eventually you will feel it.

Abbie 10:01AM March 26, 2012

The problem with fructose is not the calorie count, but that the human body does not sense the level of fructose as well as it senses other sugars. This leads people to eat more without feeling "full".

alanC of TX 5:00PM March 20, 2012

More crap "research" from the sugar lobby. Consumption of fructose contributes calories just like sucrose, and excess calories are invariably stored as fat, especially simple carbs like monosaccharides such as fructose. Fructose also raises triglycerides since it's metabolized by the liver, not by insulin.

Kevin of IN 8:49PM March 18, 2012

I'm a bit confused. The study shows that "Pure fructose had no effect on weight compared to diets that provided the same calories using other sugars", but I thought the question was about High Fructose Corn Syrup.
If we're trying to determine if HFCS impacts our health differently than other sugars, shouldn't THAT have been the focus of the study? This, along with some associations with the Coca-Cola company, are red flags that make me question how meaningful the results are.

David S of CA 3:40AM March 13, 2012

Note to the processed food/beverage industries: There is NO "healthy" or "normal" amount of 'added' fructose in ANYBODY'S diet.
The only reasonably safe ways to consume fructose is through fibrous fruits (apples, etc), in which the fiber prevents excessively quick uptake of the contained fructose to the bloodstream.
The only healthy way to consume other sugars, is small amounts of honey, which contains 100% glucose and therefore doesn't damage the liver like quickly-absorbed fructose.
However, if you are seeking weight loss, the experience of everybody I know, myself included, has shown that you have to cut most of the sweets out, and go the low glycemic/carbohydrate restriction route.

AR of CA 9:37PM March 12, 2012

Yes, it does have the same effect on weight gain in America as other sugars. BUT, it is what it does in the liver that make it almost the same as alchol. Too much alcohol destroys the liver. Now add the fructose too.

Steve of CA 11:43AM March 09, 2012

The issue is not so much weight, but the relationship to cancer. It is no secret at our food supply and eating habits are appalling in America. We tend to look at the small individual effects of a single source of nutrients, rather than the cumulative effect of the average diet. Come on food suppliers. Give our immune system a fighting chance and use some natural ingreadients.

Kevin of TX 10:58PM March 06, 2012

Weight loss is simple. If you have a stubborn insulin you hold fat and have a hard time losing weight. You can eat very little and the weight still does not come off. YOU HAVE STUBBORN INSULIN that holds fat and diets won’t work
BUT when researchers used a specialized diabetes diet on people with OR without diabetes they lost the stubborn insulin and the weight
just google SPIRIT HAPPY DIET

Anna of CA 10:57AM February 21, 2012

"Some of the researchers did report financial ties to the Coca-Cola company". End of story.
Excessive fructose (i.e., HFCS), causes storage of excess fat just like sugar, but the real bad thing is that it also raises uric acid levels. This leads to a host of problems including high blood pressure and inflammation - both of which are highly related to cardiovascular disease.

Mistered of NC 11:38PM February 20, 2012