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.
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.
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.
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What were we talking about? I forgot.
I have no opinions about HFCS, but that study sounds downright goofy. Floating rats vs. floating rats with sugar. Lots to learn there.
Note, I am NOT SAYING that eating alot of HFCS is not "bad" for you, what I am saying is that for all intents and purposes, I believe it is just about the same thing as eating too much sugar. IMHO, we simply eat too much simple sugars, but mostly, WESTERN MAN EATS TOO MUCH FOOD and gets too little exercise. Simply as that. There is no bogey man out there, no conspiracies. Portion sizes have increased greatly, and life has gotten too easy.