<P> Prior to the development of the worldwide sugar industry , dietary fructose was limited to only a few items . Milk , meats , and most vegetables , the staples of many early diets , have no fructose , and only 5 -- 10 % fructose by weight is found in fruits such as grapes , apples , and blueberries . Most traditional dried fruits , however , contain about 50 % fructose . From 1970 to 2000 , there was a 25 % increase in `` added sugars '' in the U.S. After being classified as generally recognized as safe ( GRAS ) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1976 , HFCS began to replace sucrose as the main sweetener of soft drinks in the United States . At the same time , rates of obesity rose . That correlation , in combination with laboratory research and epidemiological studies that suggested a link between consuming large amounts of fructose and changes to various proxy health measures , including elevated blood triglycerides , size and type of low - density lipoproteins , uric acid levels , and weight , raised concerns about health effects of HFCS itself . </P>
<P> Prior to the development of the worldwide sugar industry , dietary fructose was limited to only a few items . Milk , meats , and most vegetables , the staples of many early diets , have no fructose , and only 5 -- 10 % fructose by weight is found in fruits such as grapes , apples , and blueberries . Most traditional dried fruits , however , contain about 50 % fructose . From 1970 to 2000 , there was a 25 % increase in `` added sugars '' in the U.S. After being classified as generally recognized as safe ( GRAS ) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1976 , HFCS began to replace sucrose as the main sweetener of soft drinks in the United States . At the same time , rates of obesity rose . That correlation , in combination with laboratory research and epidemiological studies that suggested a link between consuming large amounts of fructose and changes to various proxy health measures , including elevated blood triglycerides , size and type of low - density lipoproteins , uric acid levels , and weight , raised concerns about health effects of HFCS itself . </P>
when was high fructose corn syrup added to soda
when was high fructose corn syrup added to soda
1976
1976