Should I not eat anything w/ high fructose corn syrup?!


Question: Should I not eat anything w/ high fructose corn syrup!?
There is a yogurt I love, and I always thought that it's ok in moderation!. Just want your polite opinion!. We have liver's that can filter stuff right!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
You can get yogurt that does not have high fructose corn syrup if you are too concerned, but I wouldn't be, so long as you aren't downing two bowls of Chocolate Lucky Charms for breakfast and drinking a 2 liter of Coke a day!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Today HFCS is used to sweeten jams, condiments like ketchup, and soft drinks!. It is also a favorite ingredient in many so-called health foods!. Four companies control 85 percent of the $2!.6 billion business--Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Staley Manufacturing Co!. and CPC International!. In the mid-1990s, ADM was the object of an FBI probe into price fixing of three products--HFCS, citric acid and lysine--and consumers got a glimpse of the murky world of corporate manipulation!.

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!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

HFCS goes right to your belly, waist, and hips!. it sticks there!. but yes, anything in moderation other than nuclear waste is probably okWww@FoodAQ@Com

Moderation is fine, but you'll be happier and healthier if you cut out the corn syrup!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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