Heather Basciano 
, Lisa Federico and Khosrow Adeli 
Clinical Biochemistry Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nutrition & Metabolism 2005, 2:5doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-5
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/2/1/5
| Received: | 15 February 2005 |
| Accepted: | 21 February 2005 |
| Published: | 21 February 2005 |
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Abstract
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are occurring at epidemic rates in the United States and many parts of the world. The “obesity epidemic” appears to have emerged largely from changes in our diet and reduced physical activity. An important but not well-appreciated dietary change has been the substantial increase in the amount of dietary fructose consumption from high intake of sucrose and high fructose corn syrup, a common sweetener used in the food industry. Read more »
