Ten minutes after the scanning began, participants were given a water solution containing dextrose, a type of sugar.

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It's a blend of cotton and polylactide, a polymer derived from dextrose, which can be cost-effectively made from corn.

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Three-day-old Olivia Haines Dowling's body began to swell up after a massive overdose of dextrose mix, but her parents were assured by Tameside General Hospital in Greater Manchester that their daughter, who only weighed 2lb, would be fine.

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Oberto has set out to "rehabilitate" jerky, removing corn syrup, dextrose, the preservative sodium nitrite and flavor-enhancing monosodium glutamate from its products. (The Teriyaki varieties contain soy sauce, which the company says contains naturally-occurring MSG.) A BBQ Pork jerky from Oberto is so popular around the office that Mr. Ennis says even he has trouble getting it at times.

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