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Premium statistics. Read more. This statistic shows the consumption share of high-fructose corn syrup HFCS worldwide in , by country. According to the report, the United States accounted for approximately 55 percent of the global consumption of high-fructose corn syrup. You need a Single Account for unlimited access. Full access to 1m statistics Incl. Single Account. View for free. Show source. Show detailed source information?
Register for free Already a member? Log in. More information. Other statistics on the topic. Economy GDP value contribution Thailand , by sector. Goran's paper, co-authored with researchers from the University of Oxford, found that countries that use high-fructose corn syrup in their food supply had a 20 percent higher prevalence of diabetes than countries that did not use the substance.
Even when researchers controlled for obesity rates and total sugar intake, the presence of high-fructose corn syrup in the diet significantly boosted diabetes rates. The paper appears in the journal Global Public Health. On top of that, there is an independent affect of fructose on diabetes over and above what you get from obesity.
The authors examined data from 42 countries. The United States has the highest per capita consumption of high-fructose corn syrup at 55 pounds per year.
The second highest is Hungary, with an annual rate of 46 pounds, per capita. The study found that countries with higher use of high-fructose corn syrup had an average prevalence of type 2 diabetes of 8 percent compared to 6. About 6. In the United States, 8. It's really impossible to know how much is consumed by an individual because it's so ubiquitous in the food supply and in unknown amounts.
The study has limitations, he notes. The research only looks at high-fructose corn syrup produced in that country and does not take into account imports. High-fructose corn syrup is a manmade sweetener that is a popular ingredient in processed foods like ketchup, crackers, cookies and salad dressings.
It's found in many types of soft drinks. According to the U. Department of Agriculture, domestic production of the substance increased from 2. Diabetes rates in the United States began to climb at about the same time that high-fructose corn syrup began playing a bigger role in the food supply.
But how high-fructose corn syrup might contribute to diabetes is unknown. Some nutritionists contend that the substance is chemically similar to table sugar and is metabolized similarly in the body. But others say that high-fructose corn syrup causes a different biological reaction than does exposure to sugar.
Fructose is also sweeter, which may lead consumers to crave it more or consume more of a food item containing fructose. The next question is how they are different? One of the main things that make them different is in their most popular form, high-fructose corn syrup has more fructose in it, at least 10 percent more. The higher fructose makes it sweeter, so people will probably consume more of it. It's cheaper to make and you need to add less.
The food industry is sensitive to the idea that fructose is somehow worse than sugar. In a statement, the Corn Refiners Assn. They also looked at the total availability of sugar and calories, along with estimated rates of obesity and impaired glucose tolerance, and each country's GDP. Countries that don't use HFCS had a diabetes rate of 6. These results held when adjusted for BMI averages and economic climate, and were independent of total sugar intake and obesity levels.
Where HFCS is found has a lot to do with trade and agricultural policies.
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