Posted on 07/19/2009 6:13:33 PM PDT by Coleus
There goes the gin and tonic.
People, get off the white breads, fried foods and sugars. It is killing you. Eat whole grains and real food.
Fructose is bad news. When I buy anything in a package with ingredients listed, if high-fructose corn syrup is on the list, I put it back on the shelf. The name brands have it more often than the store brands.
And this is how it works, from two con-man angles:
A politician or a trial lawyer discovers a cash-cow.
The politician or trial lawyer pays for some investigative research to begin, and instructs the people he's hired exactly what he wants to find.
The politician or trial lawyer uses a PR firm to start hitting the MSM to broadcast stories alleging what the research has been hired to find.
The scare-mill begins to churn out the stories.
The politician and trial lawyer begin to talk about the horror of what has been happening.
The politician implements a tax to steal some of the profits from the targeted industry.
The trial lawyer launches a class-action suit to steal some of the profits from the targeted industry.
By the time the legislation/trail begins, the majority of Americans have already heard (through the trusty authority of the MSM) that the targeted industry is guilty. Thus, the targeted industry has lost even before they step into the congressional/senatorial hearing or courtroom to defend themselves.
Sugar is the next target, folks.
Americans love sugar.
And the tyrant in a nanny's apron is coming after you and your wallet.
So many of these studies are on the margins. I mean, okay so you’ll lose 6 months off the end of your life— when I’m on my deathbed I’ll probably wish I had pigged out more.
It seems to me that if you eat pretty much whatever you want, in moderation, it should be ok.
Who eats 60% of their calories in fructose? Maybe fruitarians.
We bought a case of the Pepsi Throwback.......it’s made with real sugar. I have no memory of the taste from my childhood, but it does not give the instant sugar high of the regular sodas out there.
Congressional Rats most affected.
Little know fact. “High Fructose Corn Syrup” has as much fructose in it as ... regular sugar. So things that contain HFC are no worse for you than regular sugar. That said, we shouldn’t eat so much sugar in the first place...
Rats are a temperate zone animal. Humans, in contrast, are a tropical zone animal. No doubt temperate zone animals are not designed to handle vast quantities of fructose. At the same time tropical zone animals are so designed and can consume vast quantities of oranges, bananas, etc. easily.
You are right... it should be a personal choice... whether you want to be healthy and lean or sick and fat... (shrug)
I think you left out the fact that human bodies don’t tend to digest corn and corn related products well either...
It is worse because it is processed differently by the body. If you get a change, take a look at any group grade school photo from 40 years ago compared to today's kids. Obesity was rare. Chubby was occasional. The percentage of really fat kids and adults now is astonishing. The change that has occurred in the last 10-15 years is scary.
As a comparison, the last study I saw on human consumption of fructose said that the average American gets about 8% of his total daily calories from fructose. What a waste of time and money.
There’s no difference in the fructose and glucose found in HFCS and the fructose and glucose found in sucrose (sugar). Your body can’t differentiate the source nor does it care. Whether or not our bodies can digest corn or corn products well has no relevance here.
If you make your chicken wings by using whole wheat flour, will that make them ok?
No. HFCS and sugar (sucrose) are made up of the same two chemicals. Those two chemicals are metabolized no differently by your body even if they have two separate sources.
If you get a change, take a look at any group grade school photo from 40 years ago compared to today's kids. Obesity was rare. Chubby was occasional. The percentage of really fat kids and adults now is astonishing. The change that has occurred in the last 10-15 years is scary.
Overeating meets a sedentary lifestyle. If you eat more calories than you burn getting fat will be the result. That's the problem. No more, no less.
I love sugar, and I’m in excellent shape.
And yes, it is a personal choice and it’s none of the government’s business to be taxing it, as they’ve proposed.
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