Research findings suggest that cutting back on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may help prevent hypertension.
HFCS is included in many processed foods and beverages, and obesity rates have risen sharply since the introduction of HFCS 20 years ago. With its connection to both obesity and hypertension, high fructose corn syrup is becoming the big bad wolf on the ingredients list.

In a new study, Diana Jalal, MD at the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center and her colleagues examined 4,528 adults with no prior history of hypertension.
The researchers found that people who consumed more than 74 grams a day of …read more