What do you think about high fructose corn syrup?!
I might be a conspiracy theorist, but this site says to me, "who paid the AMA to say this, and who paid for the "studies" by the FDA to endorse it!? What benefit would these organizations get from declaring high fructose corn syrup bad for you!? None- it's in practically everything we eat!. The food industry would be screwed if it was said hf corn syrup was terrible for you!.
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There's a couple of other murky things that consumers should know about HFCS!. According to a food technology expert, two of the enzymes used, alpha-amylase and glucose-isomerase, are genetically modified to make them more stable!. Enzymes are actually very large proteins and through genetic modification specific amino acids in the enzymes are changed or replaced so the enzyme's "backbone" won't break down or unfold!. This allows the industry to get the enzymes to higher temperatures before they become unstable!.
Consumers trying to avoid genetically modified foods should avoid HFCS!. It is almost certainly made from genetically modified corn and then it is processed with genetically modified enzymes!. I've seen some estimates claiming that virtually everything--almost 80 percent--of what we eat today has been genetically modified at some point!. Since the use of HFCS is so prevalent in processed foods, those figures may be right!.
But there's another reason to avoid HFCS!. Consumers may think that because it contains fructose--which they associate with fruit, which is a natural food--that it is healthier than sugar!. A team of investigators at the USDA, led by Dr!. Meira Field, has discovered that this just ain't so!.
Sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose!. When sugar is given to rats in high amounts, the rats develop multiple health problems, especially when the rats were deficient in certain nutrients, such as copper!. The researchers wanted to know whether it was the fructose or the glucose moiety that was causing the problems!. So they repeated their studies with two groups of rats, one given high amounts of glucose and one given high amounts of fructose!. The glucose group was unaffected but the fructose group had disastrous results!. The male rats did not reach adulthood!. They had anemia, high cholesterol and heart hypertrophy--that means that their hearts enlarged until they exploded!. They also had delayed testicular development!. Dr!. Field explains that fructose in combination with copper deficiency in the growing animal interferes with collagen production!. (Copper deficiency, by the way, is widespread in America!.) In a nutshell, the little bodies of the rats just fell apart!. The females were not so affected, but they were unable to produce live young!.
"The medical profession thinks fructose is better for diabetics than sugar," says Dr!. Field, "but every cell in the body can metabolize glucose!. However, all fructose must be metabolized in the liver!. The livers of the rats on the high fructose diet looked like the livers of alcoholics, plugged with fat and cirrhotic!."
HFCS contains more fructose than sugar and this fructose is more immediately available because it is not bound up in sucrose!. Since the effects of fructose are most severe in the growing organism, we need to think carefully about what kind of sweeteners we give to our children!. Fruit juices should be strictly avoided--they are very high in fructose--but so should anything with HFCS!.
Interestingly, although HFCS is used in many products aimed at children, it is not used in baby formula, even though it would probably save the manufactueres a few pennies for each can!. Do the formula makers know something they aren't telling us!? Pretty murky!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Consumers trying to avoid genetically modified foods should avoid HFCS!. It is almost certainly made from genetically modified corn and then it is processed with genetically modified enzymes!. I've seen some estimates claiming that virtually everything--almost 80 percent--of what we eat today has been genetically modified at some point!. Since the use of HFCS is so prevalent in processed foods, those figures may be right!.
But there's another reason to avoid HFCS!. Consumers may think that because it contains fructose--which they associate with fruit, which is a natural food--that it is healthier than sugar!. A team of investigators at the USDA, led by Dr!. Meira Field, has discovered that this just ain't so!.
Sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose!. When sugar is given to rats in high amounts, the rats develop multiple health problems, especially when the rats were deficient in certain nutrients, such as copper!. The researchers wanted to know whether it was the fructose or the glucose moiety that was causing the problems!. So they repeated their studies with two groups of rats, one given high amounts of glucose and one given high amounts of fructose!. The glucose group was unaffected but the fructose group had disastrous results!. The male rats did not reach adulthood!. They had anemia, high cholesterol and heart hypertrophy--that means that their hearts enlarged until they exploded!. They also had delayed testicular development!. Dr!. Field explains that fructose in combination with copper deficiency in the growing animal interferes with collagen production!. (Copper deficiency, by the way, is widespread in America!.) In a nutshell, the little bodies of the rats just fell apart!. The females were not so affected, but they were unable to produce live young!.
"The medical profession thinks fructose is better for diabetics than sugar," says Dr!. Field, "but every cell in the body can metabolize glucose!. However, all fructose must be metabolized in the liver!. The livers of the rats on the high fructose diet looked like the livers of alcoholics, plugged with fat and cirrhotic!."
HFCS contains more fructose than sugar and this fructose is more immediately available because it is not bound up in sucrose!. Since the effects of fructose are most severe in the growing organism, we need to think carefully about what kind of sweeteners we give to our children!. Fruit juices should be strictly avoided--they are very high in fructose--but so should anything with HFCS!.
Interestingly, although HFCS is used in many products aimed at children, it is not used in baby formula, even though it would probably save the manufactueres a few pennies for each can!. Do the formula makers know something they aren't telling us!? Pretty murky!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I personally think that high fructose corn syrup is very, very bad for us!. It is in everything-- it's disgusting!. Who knows, maybe high fructose corn syrup is contributing to the obesity problem in the United States!. I don't think other countries use it as much as we do!. I wouldn't doubt that the introduction to it into our diets correlates with many health problems and weight gain!. I am a biology student right now in college and all of my professors say that it is basically poison (not their exact words!)!.
I say avoid it as much as possible!
And it isn't the same thing as sugar, it's chemically processed!. It isn't food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I say avoid it as much as possible!
And it isn't the same thing as sugar, it's chemically processed!. It isn't food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
We have to much sugar in everything so stay away from this!. It is time for these company's to feed us things that is good for us!. Read your packages and do not buy if it is in the first 4 ingredients!. If enough people stop buying the garbage than the manufactures will start doing it our way and give us something that is worth buying!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its the same thing as sugar, one isnt better than the other, both are ok in moderation-end of story!.Www@FoodAQ@Com