RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Cardiometabolic Corner: Updates from the International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2009
FD SAGE Publications
VO 9
IS 5
SP 26
OP 27
DO 10.1177/155989770905015
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/5/26.abstract
AB Our preference for sweetness is not new, but over the past 20 years there has been a remarkable increase in the consumption of refined sugars around the globe. Of particular interest to anyone interested in cardiometabolic risk is the fact that the growing use of high-fructose corn syrup between 1970 and 1990 has paralleled the rising trend of the prevalence of obesity.