HFCS and table sugar (sucrose) usually contain similar amounts of glucose and fructose. HFCS is obtainable mainly in two forms: HFCS 55 contains 55% fructose and 45% glucose. It is commonly used in soft drinks, and is very similar in sweetness to table sugar.
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder and mental health condition. People who have bulimia try to control their weight by severely restricting the amount of food they eat, then binge eating and purging the food from their body by making themselves vomit or using laxatives.
Who is affected: Bulimia Nervosa has clinical features similar to Anorexia Nervosa but differs in that bulimic patients tend to maintain a normal body weight. It is more common than anorexia. Approximately 5% of females in Western countries between the ages of 15 to 35 suffer from bulimia.