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Consumption of Different Sugar‐Sweetened Beverages Alters Fatty Acid Composition in Growing Rats
Author(s) -
Mock Kaitlin,
Tou Janet,
Berg Levi,
Gigliotti Joseph
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.985.2
Subject(s) - high fructose corn syrup , lipogenesis , fructose , sucrose , sugar , food science , chemistry , corn syrup , obesity , population , fatty liver , body weight , endocrinology , biology , medicine , biochemistry , adipose tissue , environmental health , disease
The population's increased intake of sugar‐sweetened beverages is suggested to be a major contributor to the increased prevalence of obesity. Beverages are sweetened with a variety of different sugars. The objective of this study was to determine if the type of sugar consumed plays a role in lipogenesis, and the health effects. In this study, young female Sprague‐Dawley rats were assigned to one of four treatments: deionized distilled water (ddH 2 O, control), ddH 2 O with sucrose, fructose, or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS‐55). Samples were taken from the liver, and gonadal and retroperitoneal fat pads. Liver tissue was chosen because lipogenesis occurs in the liver. Our preliminary results showed that the final body weight was significantly greater (P<0.05) for the HFCS‐55 group compared to the control and glucose groups. The liver weight was also significantly greater (P<0.05) for the HFCS‐55 group compared to the control group. These values suggest that HFCS‐55 is promoting lipogenesis. Research support provided by NRI grant #1004489R USDA‐NIFA.