Posted on 03/29/2013 7:49:44 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
Did you know that consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the U.S. -- which can be found in a plethora of cookies, candies and fast-foods -- has increased by a a whopping 10,673 percent between 1970 and 2005? So reports the USDA Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption report.
Are you one of millions, who, according to the USDA report, consume one-quarter of your calories from added sugars, most of which comes from high fructose corn syrup, as mercola.com pointed out?
Meanwhile, have you heard about the a recent study, which reveals that a diet high in high fructose corn syrup may be partly to blame for insulin resistance?
And did you learn here on the Sugar Shock Blog about the health-harming mercury that's been found recently in foods containing high fructose corn syrup?
What's more, are you aware that in the past decade, as people's consumption of HFCS has soared unabated, diabetes has increased by a staggering 90 percent and 8 percent or 24 million Americans now have diabetes?
(Excerpt) Read more at sugarshockblog.com ...
The molecular structures differ slightly, but the body treats them all the same - as sugars.
But HFCS goes through additional processing.
but the fact is that HFCS is not natural at all because of the process it goes through to make it, along with the fact that it has at least one genetically modified enzyme in it.
Refined sugar began being produced in the medieval period. Explorers began refining sugar in the Americas in the 1500s. Elizabethan Brits had bad teeth because they ate so much.
How about not drinking soda? Has no health benefits and plenty of questions about its junk ingredients. Who needs it? Big waste of money.
Don’t remember the last time I bought soda of any kind.
HCFS(high fructose corn syrup) has been getting increased attention in the public eye over recent years, and for good reason. It is banned in a number of countries, but it’s in almost any non-organic processed foods in the US, all of which comes from Monsanto’s genetically engineered “RoundUp Ready” Bt corn.
HCFS isn’t just your standard sugar, first of all. It is specifically engineered to be sweeter, which is why it is “high fructose”. While fructose (fruit sugar) is generally considered to be a harmless natural substance, it is not when consumed in the massive amounts present in the average american’s diet, a massive 60 pounds per person per year. Fructose has a much stronger effect on the pancreas than sucrose which table sugar is comprised of. Although the balance of fructose to glucose is a seemingly small amount, 55 to 42% plus 3% of “higher saccharides in HFCS and an equal 50/50 in sucrose, it is further complicated because the fructose in HFCS is totally unbound where as it requires an extra step of metabolism in table sugar because each atom of fructose is connected to a glucose atom. It is also directly linked to the obesity epidemic, as it is processed differently by the body in ways which encourage the creation of more body fat. In a study by Princeton University, rats fed a solution with 50% of the strength of HFCS compared to cola all 100% gained weight quickly, especially abdominal fat and raised triglyceride levels associated with obesity. The rats fed normal sugar at the same levels gained no weight and had no other issues either.
Also of note is that HFCS also turns off the body’s “fullness” response, increasing appetite by causing you to think that you’ve not had enough to eat even though the food and beverages you’re consuming are quite packed with calories.
http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/19/the-secret-behind-high-fructose-corn-syrup/
Obama Betrays Americans Again…with the “Monsanto Protection Act”
Of course, it’s hard to honestly expect President Barack Obama to do the right thing, but many people held out hope that he would veto the most dangerous food act ever to pass the US Congress. After all, one of his campaign promises the first time around was to enforce the labeling of GMOs. His wife has that famous organic garden on the White House lawn. We can trust the Obamas, right?
Wrong.
Yesterday, that slender hope, the hope that Obama might finally do something for the good of the people instead of the good of the special interest groups that donate heavily to his campaigns, was dashed. Obama, once again, showed that he is for sale to the highest bidder – and this time that bidder is Monsanto. Despite a petition that garnered over 250,000 signatures in just a few days, he signed the Monsanto Protection Act into law, completely ignoring the wishes of the people. In fact, a press release has not even been issued by the White House to give the impression that the highly successful petition was considered.
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/obama-betrays-americans-again-with-the-monsanto-protection-act_032013
Michael Taylor: Monsanto’s Man in the Obama Administration
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18866.cfm
Our food should not be politicized.
I drink diet soda because regular is just too sweet for me. I do like sweet tea, though.
Fructose is bad in large quantities.
Fructose is about 50% of HFCS.
Fructose is about 50% of Honey.
Fructose is about 50% of table sugar.
Fructose is more than 50% of agave sugar.
One of the only common sources of sweet that is not loaded with fructose is good old fashioned corn syrup.
Even the most aggressive anti fructose advocates say the fructose you get when you eat whole fruit is okay, but fruit juice is not — apple juice and grape juice are a major source of excess fructose, and are just as bad as HFCS.
A little is okay, huge quantities will kill you, eventually.
My credentials: I’m a chemist, I like sweet stuff, and I’m fat.
Source?
I remember in the 50s baby formula was made at home with karo syrup. I am glad to finally see the difference in karo and HFCS.
I would say you are well-qualified, then!
how many countries have forbidden its use in foods?
“Then what is the difference from sugar, corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup?”
Sugar (sucrose, table sugar) is half fructose, half glucose, bound together in a single molecule. It is very quickly and easily broken apart into fructose and glucose. Metabolically it is 50% fructose, and 50% glucose.
Corn syrup (the old fashioned kind, “Karo”) is nearly all glucose made from corn starch.
HFCS is corn syrup (glucose) that has been changed to fructose. It can be in any proportion, but 50% fructose 50% glucose is a safe assumption here. It is nearly identical to table sugar, metabolically speaking.
Glucose is “the” sugar. It is the gasoline of our bodies. It is controlled by insulin, and in normal, healthy people, it is safe to eat in reasonable quantities. It is not quite as sweet as sucrose and fructose.
Starch is a long chain of glucose molecules.
Maltodextrin is short chains of glucose. No more or less healthy than glucose and starch, in reasonable quantities.
That ends the chemistry lesion.
Sugar cane, maybe, but sugar beets grow just about anywhere. There's a ton of beets grown for sugar in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. There are at least three plants in those areas that process them. Most of the processing is done from December - March, with the plants idle much of the rest of the year.
Best answer I could find:
There is no ban on high-fructose corn syrup in other countries, but the product does fall under quota limitations in Europe. Moreover, restrictions on genetically modified foodstuffs also impact U.S. exports of high-fructose corn syrup, even though the commodity itself is not banned.
The last thing we need is more demand for corn.
Perhaps sitting at least eight hours a day has a much more detrimental effect on our health, particularly when considering diabetes and heart disease, than anything we eat.
Sitting all day at a desk and then coming home to sit more hours in font of TV or the computer makes people fat and unhealthy.
As I am sitting in front of my computer. Doh!
My husband has Diabetes II. We had to take extensive classes in this when he was diagnosed. Source is the Diabetes Couseling Center at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, WA.
As a side, he stopped drinking alcohol and lost about 60 pounds. His blood sugar is now in the normal range though he still takes medication for the disease and its affects.
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