Countries that use HFCS had about twenty percent higher rates of diabetes (Goodman). The researchers even looked at the consumption of sugars and calories to see if that could be the reason for the increase, but found that the consumption amount was very similar and could not be the reason for the increase in diabetes. The book, Death by Supermarket, noted that type two diabetes increased by forty-seven percent shortly after HFCS was introduced (Deville …show more content…
Insulin and leptin are key afferent signals in the regulation of food intake and body weight; thus, dietary fructose may contribute to increased energy intake and weight gain” (Balistreri). To simplify, Dr. Balistreri is saying that the fructose in HFCS is affecting people’s insulin and leptin levels, which affect the body’s metabolism and receptors for knowing how full or hungry someone is. “Researchers found that fructose got ‘made’ into fat more quickly than other sugars. And…when fructose was eaten with fat (like in any junk food snacks) the fat was much more likely to be stored rather than burned (Bowden). As a result, the consumer gains fat quickly instead of it being burned