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meccahiI have to make a quick diatribe here.
The new commercials about High Fructose Corn Syrup just about make me physically ill. They actually upset me to the point of wanting to throw things.
"It's just corn!"
Yes. Corn. Corn that has been processed to the point that it is unrecognizable. Corn that has been turned into a glucose/fructose nightmare that our bodies don't process normally.
And their little quip about " use in moderation?".
Just about every package of processed food contains High Fructose Corn Syrup. From soda, to jellies and jam, to pretzels.. if it needs any sort of cheap sweetener, then it's there. And that's the entire reason it's being used. It's cheap.
There's been innumerable studies that show that HFCS is one of the dominant factors in obesity in the United States (although eating processed foods and not getting off the couch to exercise is a major factor as well). The United Kingdom has banned it from their markets, and from what I've been reading it looks like all of Europe may follow suit.
Just..Ugh! I could regurgitate facts but, I don't think I need to. The linked articles have some interesting information on it. All of this is still in contention to traditional science. But the more it is researched, the more questions seem to arise.
I've been avoiding HFCS for awhile, but I think back to my childhood , teen years, and even into my 20's where I consumed processed foods on a daily basis and without a thought. And then I think about my weight struggles now.
Anyways. Grrrrr. Mini rant done. These articles were extremely interesting, and had some good information on the subject.
yanswersblog.com/index.php/archives/2008/11/07/high-fructose-corn-syrup-have-you-soured-on-this-sweetener/
blog.wellnesstips.ca/blog/index.php/
www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html
wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_high_fructose_corn_syrup_bad_for_you
I think I'm becoming more of a health freak than I ever meant to.
The new commercials about High Fructose Corn Syrup just about make me physically ill. They actually upset me to the point of wanting to throw things.
"It's just corn!"
Yes. Corn. Corn that has been processed to the point that it is unrecognizable. Corn that has been turned into a glucose/fructose nightmare that our bodies don't process normally.
And their little quip about " use in moderation?".
Just about every package of processed food contains High Fructose Corn Syrup. From soda, to jellies and jam, to pretzels.. if it needs any sort of cheap sweetener, then it's there. And that's the entire reason it's being used. It's cheap.
There's been innumerable studies that show that HFCS is one of the dominant factors in obesity in the United States (although eating processed foods and not getting off the couch to exercise is a major factor as well). The United Kingdom has banned it from their markets, and from what I've been reading it looks like all of Europe may follow suit.
Just..Ugh! I could regurgitate facts but, I don't think I need to. The linked articles have some interesting information on it. All of this is still in contention to traditional science. But the more it is researched, the more questions seem to arise.
I've been avoiding HFCS for awhile, but I think back to my childhood , teen years, and even into my 20's where I consumed processed foods on a daily basis and without a thought. And then I think about my weight struggles now.
Anyways. Grrrrr. Mini rant done. These articles were extremely interesting, and had some good information on the subject.
yanswersblog.com/index.php/archives/2008/11/07/high-fructose-corn-syrup-have-you-soured-on-this-sweetener/
blog.wellnesstips.ca/blog/index.php/
www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html
wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_high_fructose_corn_syrup_bad_for_you
I think I'm becoming more of a health freak than I ever meant to.
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Date: 2009-01-12 09:26 pm (UTC)And as for my ass now - well, I think your right! There's a definite correlation between foods I grew up on (though less than a lot of other kids because of the specifics of my family) and the way my body is now. And what was in those foods that's not in my diet now? Processed who knows what, artificial mystery additives and corn syrup!
Haven't seen the commercials, though. Don't want to! But you don't see it here. Or at least, not in anything that I buy (I compulsively check all the labels...)
And you've got no choice in this day and age: become a health conscious person, or die, because of the pervasiveness of deadly crap in US foods.