Theoretically, maybe, but in practice, the food industry's HFCS sources are typically of abysmally low quality. It's almost entirely from genetically modified corn which has been reported to cause kidney problems for some people.
Thanks for the explanation. The effects of the fructose enumerated on the article, tho, are the same.
I did read about the difference in proportions being the biggest propel fact too, it was mentioning a cup of tomato had about 3g of fructose, whereas a regular soft drink had +25g (don't recall the real numbers)
There's also pesticides and other contaminants.
For example, mercury: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01...
Most health food stores (Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc.) have a policy against stocking products containing HFCS.