Do you avoid high fructose corn syrup?

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  • Mike - 14 years ago

    Read the book "The Sugar Fix". HFCS is not only found in your chocolate and maple syrup, it's in practically everything that American society gorges itself on.....

  • Ann - 14 years ago

    Chocolate and maple syrups are the only 2 items in our house that contain it and we really use them infrequently. I buy natural applesauce and read every label to avoid it.

  • daremoe - 14 years ago

    High fructose corn syrup is not the single cause of obesity, it's consistent over eating. Too much of anything is not good, period. The body needs salt, yet too much causes hypertension. Simple carbohydrates (e.g. sugars in any form) are a quick source of energy, yet too much will cause bodily fat deposits, along with other problems (e.g. tooth decay). The public always wants to find a whipping boy to point the finger at for every problem when in fact the guilty party is usually the one staring at you in the mirror. Nuff said.

  • Pookee - 14 years ago

    I wish they would identify fructose (as well as other sugars) more clearly on every product. I have to be careful with sugar as I have a fructose malabsorption and it's frustrating how creative manufactures are with avoiding labeling products correctly.

  • tim - 14 years ago

    It's not Corn Syrup (mostly glucose) it's High Fructose Corn Syrup (chemically treated corn syrup that's mostly fructose), a totally different chemical. "A recent study found high fructose corn syrup (a common sweetener) to be the most adipogenic of all sweetners." ("Obesity" by Steelman & Westman)

    There is ample scientific evidence that it is a main cause of the obesity epidemic and myriad other health problems. And it used to be in everything. Thankfully manufacturers are beginning to see the light. Notice all the labels in your market that say "No HFCS" Check out "The Sugar Fix" by Johnson & Gower.

  • Greg Rogers - 14 years ago

    I guess I'll have to look into it. This is the first time I have seen any claim of research (although your citations only lead to more articles about "research" and do not cite the specific studies) indicating any difference between sugar and corn syrup. The article you reference about a Princeton study (which is not referenced) doesn't even say whether their was a control group, or whether the control group was fed sugar, or a regular diet, or what. I hate write-ups like this that don't even tell you what studies they are talking about. I guess I'll have to do a journal search myself. I always thought that sugar, whether from corn, cane, carrots, or fruit was essentially the same substance. Is there a chemical difference? Essentially I am saying that I certainly can't draw any conclusions from this article.

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