HFCS vs Sugar: Hidden Health Risks You Need to Know
HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup) is a lab-made sweetener from corn starch; sugar is sucrose extracted from cane or beet. Both deliver 4 kcal per gram and spike blood glucose. People swap the terms because both taste sweet, end up in soda and ketchup, and labels rarely explain how HFCS’s extra fructose can overload the liver…