High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth in mice
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup -- the equivalent of people drinking about 12 ounces of a sugar-sweetened beverage daily -- accelerates the growth of intestinal tumors in mouse models of the disease, independently of obesity, according to new research.