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Originally Posted by Trapper John
HFCS alters the gut microbiota in such a way as to promote more efficient caloric conversion of food.
MO: HFCS is a stressor to intestinal endothelial cells and the cellular response to the stress is to secrete proteins that alter the composition of the intestinal microbiota.
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TJ, since OChem gives me a migraine just saying the name, do you know if this response is triggered only by HFCS, or by fructose (or sucrose, or lactose) from any source? I'm just curious if the body "sees" and handles HFCS differently from other "sugars".