and fructose; and high-fructose corn
syrup, a common constituent of soft
drinks, is a mixture of approximately
40% glucose and 60% fructose5
. From
an energetic standpoint, a molecule
of glucose has the same caloric value
as a molecule of fructose. However,
the human body treats these carbohydrates
quite differently, raising questions
about their individual roles in
obesity and metabolic syndrome1