Cafe Sci Orlando announcements for 2009-12: High Fructose Corn Syrup

[Chad MILLER]

Contents:
* Topic, "High Fructose Corn Syrup"



Topic, "High Fructose Corn Syrup, Controversies and Common Sense"

At 7PM on Wednesday 2 December, at Taste, in College Park, we'll have a
fascinating discussion for you.

High Fructose Corn Syrup is often mischaracterized and misunderstood.
This sweetener, which was introduced into the food supply in the United
States and some other countries in the late 1960s and 1970s, existed in
relative obscurity for many years. The presentation will explore the
metabolic and nutritional effects of High Fructose Corn Syrup with a
particular emphasis on its relationship to sucrose, which is the
substance that it was designed to replace.

Theodore Angelopoulos, Ph.D., MPH is a Professor in the Department of
Health Professions (Program in Physical Therapy), College of Health and
Public Affairs, and the Research Director of the Center for Lifestyle
Medicine at UCF. In addition, Dr. Angelopoulos is the Associate Editor
of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. His major research areas
include exercise, obesity, weight management, lipoprotein metabolism,
and muscle hypertrophy. He is a prolific author and has published more
than 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. In the last
10 years he has had more than $1.2 million in federal and private
research grants and contracts.

Directions

Taste
717 W. Smith Street
Orlando, United States
32804

Taste is near the corner of Princeton Street (really Smith Street after
the fork) and Edgewater Drive, so about 2 minutes from I-4 to parking.
One can park on the street or in the parking lot behind Taste.
* From Downtown and south, drive north ("east") on I-4 through
downtown. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and turn
left/west.
* From Altamonte Springs and north, drive south ("west") on I-4
toward downtown Orlando. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and
turn right/west.

From I-4, drive a few blocks to Edgewater Drive. At the intersection,
you should see a orange building ahead of you, labeled "Taste". Park on
the street or behind Taste.