BIO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: High Fructose Corn Syrup, The Control Group, Scientific Control
15 Sep 2016
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Read the article, entitled, high fructose corn syrup the cause of the obesity. Epidemic, new study suggests. found in the readings" folder in the nature of. High fructose corn syrup has a negative reputation in the health community. Hfcs increases the level of triglycerides in the blood stream and the level of fat build up around the abdomen. Hfcs also causes more weight gain that regular fatty diets. the study was conducted because of the increasing obesity rate in the united states. Also, hfcs is in increasingly more products that americans consume regularly so some though further examination would be warranted. The researchers hypothesized that hfcs may be at least partially responsible for the obesity rate in the united states. They attempt to support their hypothesis through scientific experiment and observation. The independent variable in the experiment was the level of hfcs given to each rat specimen.
