Hey, remember that recent "HFCS makes you stupid" study? [View all]

Last edited Mon Jun 18, 2012, 02:16 AM - Edit history (2)

Well, I finally got around to reading the actual study and what do you know--that isn't at all what the study says.

http://jp.physoc.org/content/590/10/2485.long

Turns out that the study was about the effects of metabolic dysfunction and whether Omega 3 fatty acids can counteract its effects.

You had two groups of rats with metabolic dysfunction: one which was fed n-3 fatty acids and one which wasn't. The n-3 group didn't experience the same cognitive and physical problems as the control group.

Where does HFCS enter into the picture? The rats were provided with a 15% fructose solution to drink.

So while the results of the study were that n-3 fatty acids can help return the body to metabolic homeostasis, we're all told by shrieking morons that the study proved that HFCS makes you stupid.