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3370: High Fructose Corn Syrup: Just Like Sugar, or Worse? by Joe Leech with Healthline on Understanding Added Sugars

Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

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Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5677 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3370: Joe Leech breaks down the long-standing debate around high-fructose corn syrup, revealing that it’s nearly identical to regular sugar in both structure and health effects. By cutting through common misconceptions, he shows that the real issue isn’t the type of sugar, but how much you consume. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/high-fructose-corn-syrup-vs-sugar Quotes to ponder: "High-fructose corn syrup is a sugar-based sweetener, used in processed foods and drinks in the United States." "In your digestive system, sugar is broken down into fructose and glucose, so corn syrup and sugar end up looking exactly the same." "There is currently not enough evidence that high-fructose corn syrup is any worse than sugar from a health perspective, though more research is definitely needed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Health Daily, high fructose corn syrup, just like sugar or worse, by Joe Leach withhealthline.com, and I'm Dr. Neal. Hey there, happy middle of the week Wednesday,

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High fructose corn syrup, just like sugar or worse, by Joe Leach, with Healthline.com.

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For decades, high fructose corn syrup has been used as a sweetener

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and processed foods. Due to its fructose content, it's been heavily criticized for its potential

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negative health effects. Many people claim that it's even more harmful than the other sugar-based

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sweeteners. This article compares high frfructose corn syrup and regular sugar,

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