Corn Refiners Association Applauds American Medical Association Decision on High...

Corn Refiners Association Applauds American Medical Association Decision on
High Fructose Corn Syrup

WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corn Refiners Association today
applauded a decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) that concluded
"high fructose corn syrup does not contribute to obesity more than other
caloric sweeteners." The decision was issued June 17 in Chicago at the annual
meeting of AMA's House of Delegates, the organizations principal policy-making
body.
"This science-based decision by the nation's leading medical body
reaffirms that no single food or ingredient is the sole cause of obesity.
Rather, too many calories and too little exercise is a primary cause," said
Audrae Erickson, president, Corn Refiners Association.
New research continues to confirm that high fructose corn syrup is no
different from other sweeteners, according to Erickson. HFCS, like table sugar
and honey, is natural. It is made from corn, a natural grain product.
Consumption of high fructose corn syrup has been dropping in recent years,
yet the rates of obesity and diabetes in the United States continue to rise.
Moreover, many other parts of the world have rising rates of obesity and
diabetes, despite having little or no high fructose corn syrup in their foods
and beverages.
CRA is the national trade association representing the corn refining (wet
milling) industry of the United States. CRA and its predecessors have served
this important segment of American agribusiness since 1913. Corn refiners
manufacture sweeteners, ethanol, starch, bioproducts, corn oil, and feed
products from corn components such as starch, oil, protein, and fiber.
SOURCE Corn Refiners Association

Audrae Erickson, President of Corn Refiners Association, +1-202-331-1634