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DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, during his weekly report on Friday, May 14, announced this initiative in order to order to understand better the effects of HFCS.
The study, de la Peña said, is expected to “shed light on whether or not consumption of high-fructose corn syrup can contribute unwanted calories.”
DOST Secretary Fortunato ‘Boy’ T. de la Peña (Screengrab DOSTv Facebook)
Such, he said, are linked to health problems such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and high triglyceride levels. “All of these increase a person’s risk to heart disease,” de la Peña added.