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. 2013 Jun;37(6):771-3.
doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.157.

Lack of evidence for high fructose corn syrup as the cause of the obesity epidemic

D M Klurfeld  1 , J Foreyt, T J Angelopoulos, J M Rippe
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Lack of evidence for high fructose corn syrup as the cause of the obesity epidemic

D M Klurfeld et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jun.
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Adapted from: Bray GA, Nielsen SJ, Popkin BM. Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 79: 537–543.
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