> Nowadays, we consume several times more fructose than we did 100 years ago.
Nowadays people consume very many more calories than we did 100 years ago, and people in countries where HFCS isn't used still get fat.
When someone says they stopped eating HFCS it's not stopping the fructose that helps them lose weight, it's stopping drinking all those extra empty calories that helps them lose weight.
That's not the same as several times more. If I remember correctly, it was something along the lines of 500% more. It's a crazy amount of fructose. And there usually is very little fiber (which you'd get with fruits) to slow down the absorption rate.
HFCS isn't that different from sugar. The only real problem is that it's even cheaper than sugar.
Theoretically, you could use a bit less because it's a little bit sweeter than sugar, but no one seems to do that.
HFCS is a very cheap way to make your crappy product taste like something. That's why it's everywhere.
Nowadays people consume very many more calories than we did 100 years ago, and people in countries where HFCS isn't used still get fat.
When someone says they stopped eating HFCS it's not stopping the fructose that helps them lose weight, it's stopping drinking all those extra empty calories that helps them lose weight.