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May 2009 - Misconceptions about High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Is It Uniquely Responsible for Obesity, Reactive Dicarbonyl Compounds, and Advanced Glycation Endproducts?
Review of the composition and characteristics of high fructose corn syrup as compared to other caloric sweeteners and comparison of reactive dicarbonyl compounds and advanced glycation endproducts in sweeteners and food products by John S. White, Ph.D., published in The Journal of Nutrition.

December 2008 - High-fructose corn syrup: everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask
Summary of papers presented at the American Society for Nutrition Public Information Committee symposium for 2007 titled "High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Everything You Wanted to Know, but Were Afraid to Ask" by Victor Fulgoni, III published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

December 2008 - Straight talk about high-fructose corn syrup: what it is and what it ain't
Review of the history, composition, availability and characteristics of high fructose corn syrup by John S. White, Ph.D., published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

December 2008 - High-fructose corn syrup, energy intake, and appetite regulation
Review of existing studies comparing high fructose corn syrup and sucrose consumption in men and women by James M. Rippe M.D., et. Al. published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

December 2007 - No differences in satiety or energy intake after high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, or milk preloads

Research by Stijn Soenen and Margriet S Westerterp-Plantenga from the Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

November 2007 - Effects of glucose-to-fructose ratios in solutions on subjective satiety, food intake, and satiety hormones in young men
Research by Tina Akhavan and G Harvey Anderson published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

August 2007 - A Critical Examination of the Evidence Relating High Fructose Corn Syrup and Weight Gain
Expert review led by Richard Forshee, Ph.D. of the University of Maryland Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy (CFNAP) published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.

August 2007 - Lack of findings for the association between obesity risk and usual sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adults
A primary analysis of databases of CSFII-1989-1991, CSFII-1994-1998, NHANES III, and combined NHANES 1999-2002.
Research by Sam Sun and Mark Empie published in Food and Chemical Toxicology.

July 2007 - Sugars and satiety: does the type of sweetener make a difference?
Research by Pablo Monsivais, Martine M. Perrigue and Adam Drewnowski at the University of Washington published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

June 2007 - The Effect of High-Fructose Corn Syrup on Uric Acid Levels in Normal Weight Women
Research by Joshua Lowndes et al. at the Rippe Lifestyle Institute presented at the June 2007 meeting of The Endocrine Society. Program Abstract #P2-45.

June 2007 - The Effect of High Fructose Corn Syrup on Post-Prandial Lipemia in Normal Weight Females
Research by Linda M. Zukley, et al. at the Rippe Lifestyle Institute presented at the June 2007 meeting of The Endocrine Society. Program Abstract #P2-46.

February 2007 - Effects of high-fructose corn syrup and sucrose consumption on circulating glucose, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin and on appetite in normal-weight women
Research by Kathleen J. Melanson, et al. at the University of Rhode Island published in Nutrition.

March 2006 - High Fructose Corn Syrups, Part 2: Health Effects
Report by Marilyn Schorin, PhD, RD, FADA in Nutrition Today

December 2005 - High Fructose Corn Syrups, Part 1: Composition, Consumption, and Metabolism
Report by Marilyn Schorin, PhD, RD, FADA in Nutrition Today

December 2005 - Highs and Lows of High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Report from the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy and Its Ceres Workshop
Summary report from scientific workshop investigating HFCS and obesity in Nutrition Today.

October 2004 - High-fructose corn syrup and the obesity epidemic
Michael Jacobson response to George Bray commentary in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.