September 20/Ankara, Turkey/Food Chemistry and Toxicology -- High intake of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may increase risk of vascular dysfunction, according to a new study in Food Chemistry and Toxicology. However, the good news, the study found, is that taking resveratrol supplements can effectively offset adverse effects of HFCS.
F. Akar of Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University in Etiler, Ankara, Turkey, and colleagues, authors of the study, found evidence from an animal study indicating that consumption of HFCS-based beverages increased serum triglyceride, very low density lipoprotein or VLDL, insulin and blood pressure.