Why did we get so fat, so fast? Toxic sugar, HFCS, obesity and the blame game...

This content item was originally published on ConfectioneryNews.com, a William Reed online publication.

We've all heard the statistics - almost 36% of Americans are now obese. But 50 years ago, it was just 13%. So why did we get so fat, so quickly? And what role did sugar - and specifically high fructose corn syrup - have to play?

Dr. John White, president of White Technical Research and a leading expert on caloric sweeteners, sat down with FoodNavigator-USA at the IFT show in Las Vegas to give us the lowdown...

Why did we get so fat, so fast? Toxic sugar, HFCS, obesity and the blame game...

We've all heard the statistics - almost 36% of Americans are now obese. But 50 years ago, it was just 13%. So why did we get so fat, so quickly? And what role did sugar - and specifically high fructose corn syrup - have to play?

Related Topics

Sugar attorney: Jury in corn sugar lawsuit will draw same conclusion as FDA on HFCS

ConAgra switches back to HFCS in Hunt’s ketchup citing lackluster demand

FDA denies corn sugar petition: ‘We are not persuaded by the argument’