Guess Who Funds High Fructose Corn Syrup Studies?

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sneaksiegarrettsbcglobal — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:19:34 GMT

Hi all, I thought I would share a college research paper I wrote for an English composition course regarding High Fructose Corn Syrup. Thanks to my mother's watchful eye for HFCS products (that is, avoiding them when buying food for our family) I have come to be interested in just what this substance is and does to the human body. Because I believe in treating the body better and getting the truth out, I decided what better research paper topic to write about than that HFCS. If you are interested, please visit my blog here for the post and a link to my paper: sneaksiegarrett.blogspot.com/.../high-fructose-corn-syrup-is-bad.html

Best regards and better health,

Loren

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campeau.serge — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:03:01 GMT

Such type of advertising does not exists here in Canada.

This is really ridiculous.

How could it be legal?

I don't want to be rude, but when we hear about things of this kind in USA, we laugh and we don't have a very high opinion of your country and extreme free capitalism.

Serge

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gigharborjo — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:49:52 GMT

I'm on board with the HFCS but have read some things indicating plain fructose is bad for you. Are we talking refined fructose for cooking or is FRUIT bad as well?

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leangreencafe — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:16:20 GMT

A friend in the nutrition business read where Splenda is causing bladder damage and incontinence in adults and children. I guess the diaper industry is booming.

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actualize81 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:01:41 GMT

I think it depends on how sensitive you are to sugar/disease. No one person is going to respond the same. Cola's are neither good or bad for you. I'd advise that low sugar is generally good for everyone...

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actualize81 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:54:00 GMT

It's not surprising that those who want certain results will fund health studies. Whole Foods are sooo important to eat on a daily basis. They are more expensive than processed stuff for good reason.

Some people are more sensitive to processed and unnatural ingredients than others. I think it all depends on your own unique experience.

Has anyone had any healing stories they might want share?

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TWS500 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:41:42 GMT

I guessed Monsanto..... I think their two cents is in there somewhere.....

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UrbanAntonio — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:40:37 GMT

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somdbob — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:15:33 GMT

Dr Mercola and most other health docs invariably insist that we should stop drinking 'sodas'. Well, I'm nearly 85 and I still intend to enjoy a cola a few times a week. I'm quite content with the diet-type colas--but Mercola has a fit with them as well. He's convinced me that aspertame is beyond the pale--and he's also pretty down on sucralose (Splenda.) I hear that Coca-Cola in Japan is on thw verge of switching to stevia as the sweetener--and I've not heard a Mercola growl about stevia yet. ???

Coke and Peps CEOs may be distressed to hear that I've not uised any of their products for the past six months, entirely due to aspertame. I've switched to Diet-Rite--a lesser cola, but they sweeten with sucralose--slightly less evii than aspertamei.

What is the holdup on stevia??

My understanding of the sweetener rankings--based mainly on Mercola-grams--in order of worst to better is: aspertame, HFCS, sugar, sucralose sacharin, sorbitol, stevia. WSY??

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knoyurself — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:21:17 GMT

My "200 Lb Gorilla in the room" is the fact that NO food I buy that is considered a "health" food (Kashi Cereal for example, not bean sprouts but cereal) contains HFCS and most all food I consider "junk food" (artificial colors, flavors, sweetners ect,) does. So HFCS in food is a sign of a low nutritional/high profit margin "processed food product...ie so far removed from a real food it can't be labled as such"

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Jerilyn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:44:48 GMT

i remember when the dr. warned about these ads coming out and have been waiting for him to post another article! thank you, thank you! i'm printing this to share w/ friends and family!

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size8jeans — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:57:40 GMT

When I started nagging my friend about all the Dr. Pepper he drink, he finally cut back and...surprise!...lost weight. The HFCS in the Dr. Pepper was going straight into fat storage.

Other than some HFCS in the salad dressing I use, I don't touch the stuff.

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StrangerHereMyself — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:02:26 GMT

I know that just plain corn syrup has been available (Karo, I think is the brand?) for a while. What is the difference, if any, between this and high fructose corn syrup? Is it any better? (I know it's not GOOD, just asking if it's as potentially devastating as HFCS.)

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NaturalCures — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:13:24 GMT

I have to say that I totally agree with the statement that "fructose significantly raises your triglycerides". I know this based on experience. A while back... my husband ate a whole bag (a BIG bag... not a small bag) of red licorice. You know - the kind they say is ok to eat because it is "low in fat"? Ugh. Anyway, he at the whole bag one night... and the next morning, he had an appointment to get his cholesterol checked. His triglycerides were unbelievably high. They were in the high 300's. (They were normally high but not that high.) I figured it had something to do with the licorice but my husband didn't believe me. Now maybe he will. Of course, since he takes all natural supplements to lower his cholesterol now (I finally convinced him that he shouldn't take cholesterol lowering drugs), his triglycerides are consistently very low.

Hope

www.provennaturalcures.com

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JamesMacPherson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:58:31 GMT

For a great book that explains how HFCS and other common food additives are made, read 'Twinkie Deconstructed' by Steve Etlinger. It explains that 8 of the 40 ingredients of Twinkies are made from corn, and that HFCS is made from corn and industrial waste.

It explains that additives such as Sorbic Acid, Red 40, Blue 2, ferrous sulfate, and most other common ingredients are made from natural gas, crude oil, and industrial waste. Many of these food additives are made by only one or two companies worldwide. Most of these companies are owned by the British, German, Chinese, and French; a few are U.S. owned companies.

After reading the book, and a couple of others that many on this forum have discussed, you will realize that you cannot buy food from supermarkets that does not contain ingredients made from several forms of petroleum derivatives and industrial waste. Even fresh fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticides and fertilzers made from petroleum derivatives and toxic industrail waste. I defy a person to find ONE item at the supermarket that does not contain petroleum and industrial waste as an intentional additive.

Prior to the environmental movement in the U.S., industrial waste was dumped into rivers, oceans, landfills. Now that that has become expensive due to EPA regulations, it has become profitable to find other ways of disposing of the waste. Industry figured out how to change their liability into a profit by selling the waste to food manufacturers and other consumer goods manufacturers.

I think that this should bee the over-riding conern in ANY AND ALL conversations about nutrition, and in particular the safety of HFCS. Any food requiring the combiination of corn, petroleum and industrial waste, is by default, not good for us. If the media would simply tell us how HFCS is made, there would be no further discussion, IMO.

And any questions regarding the safety of Red 40 and Blue 2 would also be answered, and the world could move on to other issues. But, as we all know, the MSM will not do it. When will the alternative media put this issue in the spotlight?