High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
This topic is highly visible in the news today. Several databases will give you full-text articles filled with information on the topic.
First, go to MARVEL, Maine's Virtual
Library. Click on "Health" as the subject and choose the Health
Source: Consumer Edition. Use the following
search terms (key words):
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Find: High Fructose (default fields)
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OR: Corn Syrup (default fields)
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AND: Obesity (Subject)
Click on Full Text to limit your search to only full text articles.
Next,
go to Groliers and search in the New
Book of Popular Science.
You will find 2 articles on Fructose and may also use the Dictionary Icon in this database for definitions.
Lastly,
go to Opposing Viewpoints. The articles in
this database center around highly visible social problems today in our
society.
Conduct the following ADVANCED SEARCH:
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Find: Obesity - Subject AND
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Fructose - Source OR
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Corn Syrup - Source
Web Sites to Access:
Consumption of High Fructose Corn Syrup in Beverages may Play a Role in the Epidemic of Obesity
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/4/537
Fructose-1,6- Bisphosphate Aldolase B
http://www.aw-bc.com/mathews/ch13/aldolasb.htm
Facts about High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://www.hfcsfacts.com/popkinstudy.htm
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Soft Drinks
http://www.nsda.org/softdrinks/CSDHealth/HFCS.html
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/3021.html
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