ABSTRACT
Throughout the world, many elements comprising metabolic syndrome (MS) such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia are becoming alarmingly common. Although many etiological factors may be involved in this situation, one hypothesis is that a well-recognized increased consumption of sugars and refined carbohydrates such as sucrose and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) plays a pivotal role in the increase of these unwanted entities. This chapter examines the possibility that effective and safe dietary supplements to aid in the quest to ameliorate the different elements of the MS that currently trouble individuals, especially during the aging process. Sucrose consumption in the United States has diminished as table sugar has been gradually replaced by an ingredient called “HFCS". The latter is a stable product that is cheaper than sucrose. In HFCS, the glucose and fructose are free rather than bound, as is the case for sucrose.
