Child diabetes blamed on food sweetener - Lois Rogers |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 19:24 |
"Scientists have proved for the first time that a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis. Fructose, a sweetener derived from corn, can cause dangerous growths of fat cells around vital organs and is able to trigger the early stages of diabetes and heart disease ... " Read full article here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6954603.ece |