Missing link between fructose, insulin resistance found

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 13:43 in Health & Medicine

A new study in mice sheds light on the insulin resistance that can come from diets loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in most sodas and many other processed foods. The report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, also suggests a way to prevent those ill effects.

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