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HFCS

American  

abbreviation

  1. high-fructose corn syrup.


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The mice showed a preference for HFCS, and the sweetener suppressed AgRP neuron activity more strongly than fructose alone.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Glauber advocates for excise taxes to discourage consumption, rather than tariffs — a tax on soda instead of a tariff on imported HFCS, for instance.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2017

There was "no downside" to HFCS, Cardello says.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012

The goal is to cut back on sugar consumption, not on just HFCS.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2010

In fact, since 1985 our consumption of all sugars—cane, beet, HFCS, glucose, honey, maple syrup, whatever—has climbed from 126 pounds to 139 pounds per person.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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