Effect of Replacing HFCS With Sucromalt in Subjects With Raised Waist Circumference
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Weight gain is linked to a high consumption of soft-drinks and other beverages sweetened with
high fructose corn syrup. Being overweight increases risk for diabetes and heart disease.
These problems may be due to high blood glucose and insulin responses caused by high fructose
corn syrup. Sucromalt is a sweetener which contains the same amount of carbohydrate at high
fructose corn syrup, but causes lower glucose and insulin responses. The purpose of this
study is to see if consuming soft-drinks and other foods sweetened with sucromalt instead of
high fructose corn syrup will result in lower levels of blood glucose, insulin, cholesterol
and other markers of risk. We are including in this study people who are overweight and
normally consume soft-drinks because they are the ones most likely to benefit from this
change.