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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Joshua Lowndes, Stephanie Sinnett, Sabrina Pardo, Von T Nguyen, Kathleen J Melanson, Zhiping Yu, Britte E Lowther, James M Rippe
The American Heart Association (AHA) has advocated that women and men not consume more than 100 and 150 kcal/day, respectively, from added sugars. These levels are currently exceeded by over 90% of the adult population in the United States. Few data exist on longer-term metabolic effects when sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), the principal sources of added dietary sugars, are consumed at levels typical of the general population. Sixty five overweight and obese individuals were placed on a eucaloric (weight stable) diet for 10-weeks, which incorporated sucrose- or HFCS-sweetened, low-fat milk at 10% or 20% of calories in a randomized, double-blinded study...
March 17, 2014: Nutrients
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