It is a small study 37 subjects but its authors say it appears to undermine a recently popular theory that high-fructose corn syrup contributes to weight gain by making people feel less full than other sweeteners do.
The study showed that "people do not seem to react differently to the different kinds of sugar," said Pablo Monsivais, nutritional-sciences research fellow at the University of Washington and the lead author of the report, which appears in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.