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To: neverdem

“High fructose corn syrup, which is linked to obesity”

Look how propaganda works, everyone. It’s so easy, and you can do it, too!

Hey, you think there’s a “link” because possibly, maybe, kinda, sorta, it’s in a lotta food and fat people eat a lotta food? Sounds reasonable. But not as sensational as the implication that people who otherwise would be of healthy weight are now fat because they were ambushed by secret corn syrup.

By the way, since when was it the job of science to find “links.” I thought they were all about cause and effect.


11 posted on 04/21/2010 2:43:27 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane
By the way, since when was it the job of science to find “links.” I thought they were all about cause and effect.

"An increase in consumption of fructose appeared to be correlated to increased liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD."

Einstein, did you happen to hear of dose dependent effects? I linked the abstract of the original article in comment# 1, if you're curious. They also fould in bloodwork high triglyerides, high uric acid and low HDL.

31 posted on 04/21/2010 3:15:26 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Tublecane

>>Hey, you think there’s a “link” because possibly, maybe, kinda, sorta, it’s in a lotta food and fat people eat a lotta food? Sounds reasonable. <<

Not really, if you believe the “calorie in/calorie out” theory of weight gain.

One person drinking water consuming 1500 to 2000 calories in food a day will not gain weight.
Now take the same amount of food consumption and add soda with sugar on top of it. In a year that person will gain weight because it’s not the amount of food (I can eat a large amount of spinach compared to someone eating burgers) it’s the amount of calories.
Liquids are not food but do have calories AND spike blood sugar that make a body produce insulin and store fat. The problem in the current theory of food consumption vs losing weight is that we eat too little and that’s too little of the right foods. A woman consuming less than 1500 calories finds that her metabolism slows and she cannot lose weight. We need to eat lots and often but make it veggies, lean protein and whole grains.


65 posted on 04/21/2010 7:02:32 PM PDT by netmilsmom (I am Ilk)
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