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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: 2009-01-13 02:39 pm (UTC)However, handling the meat could expose you to low levels of residual hormones. Granted, handling any raw animal tissue is going to expose you to hormones, bacteria, and other fun things.
As for milk production, hormones are more likely to pass into milk than any other animal product.
The other negative side effect the article was concerend about was the hormones in the manure. The impacts on groundwater and aquatic life. These are the real concerns, not the consumption of the meat itself.
I am not going to ever disagree about the validity of the problem presented with hormone treated animals, but I will do my best to present the real danger over the perceived danger.