Cafe Scientifique Orlando, "High Fructose Corn Syrup" December 2, 2009

Café Scientifique, or just Science Cafe, is a monthly gathering of scientific experts and interested lay community in a pub or other nonacademic setting. We explore the latest ideas in science and technology, using plain language. Admission is free, and you need no reservation—just come ready to listen and contribute. Please join us!

High Fructose Corn Syrup is often mischaracterized and misunderstood. This sweetener, which was introduced into the food supply in the United States and some other countries in the late 1960s and 1970s, existed in relative obscurity for many years. The presentation will explore the metabolic and nutritional effects of High Fructose Corn Syrup with a particular emphasis on its relationship to sucrose, which is the substance that it was designed to replace.

Theodore Angelopoulos, Ph.D., MPH is a Professor in the Department of Health Professions (Program in Physical Therapy), College of Health and Public Affairs, and the Research Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at UCF. In addition, Dr. Angelopoulos is the Associate Editor of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. His major research areas include exercise, obesity, weight management, lipoprotein metabolism, and muscle hypertrophy. He is a prolific author and has published more than 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. In the last 10 years he has had more than $1.2 million in federal and private research grants and contracts.

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