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While this article offers some great New Year’s “get fit” tips, I am puzzled as to why fructose corn syrup was singled out as a cause for weight gain. Both sugar and high fructose corn syrup contain the same number of calories, have the same composition (half fructose and half glucose) and are handled the same way by the body. The more important issue is to consume all sugars in moderation as part of an overall healthy diet that has plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables along with moderate amounts of lean meat, low fat dairy and healthy fats. The key to weight loss is eating fewer calories than your body needs or burning more calories than you consume. It’s the overall diet, not specific foods, that leads to long-term success. Neva Cochran, Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Consultant