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A trade group is airing ads in the hope of rehabilitating the obesity-boosting image of high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener used in everything from cereals and sodas to bread.
Ads aimed at sweetening corn syrup's image
Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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Of course they are defending it. These creeps don't care about the health risks, it's strictly about their own self interest. In a sane world these people would be held criminally responsible for their willful disreguard of their customers health.
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#1 - Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:33 PM EDTit's bs propaganda, the corn industry does the same thing touting ethanol...neither is worth the effort to anyone but the corn industry...as for being natural, that's laughable--high fructose corn syrup is artificial, if it weren't, there would be no need for the labs to produce it
...but the most important facet of the issue--soft drinks taste orders of magnitude better with sugar...just don't produce the $$$ for the companies like corn $yrup
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#2 - Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:52 PM EDTMY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT FRUCTOSE DOES NOT CROSS THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER AND THEREFORE DOESN'T REACH THE BRAIN, SIGNALING THAT THERE HAS BEEN CALORIC INTAKE.
AS A RESULT ONE DOESN'T FEEL SATISFIED, AND CONTINUES TO EAT
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#3 - Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:53 PM EDTYour understanding is flawed. Pure cane sucrose is broken down in digestion to become a roughly 50-50 mixture of fructose and glucose. The corn syrup used in sweetening is 55% fructose and 45% glucose. The only difference is that the enyme reactions in digestion control how fast the sucrose breaks down, where fructose syrup is effectively pre-digested.
uh, fructose is a general term and then you'd have to say that all fruit is worthless for health, since fruit contains a pretty good amount of fructose.
The brain does indeed need glucose, broken down from fruits, fats, protens, vegetables, and other natural food sources.
I don't like the comparison of corn syrup to corn on the cob, because corn syrup involves a HUGE number of corn on the cobs and not one.
Having recently kicked a bad case of fatty liver disease through diet, I do know that the problem with ALL manufactured food is that it is SIGNIFICANTLY harder to digest.
Honey is in fact aleady in digested form and therefore easier for the body to use to the purpose, so coconut oil, butter, and organic lard are also forms of fat that bypass the liver for digestion and limited use of them DO register satisfaction in the brain reducing hunger cravings and giving the sense of fullness.
Fruits and vegetables in WHOLE organic form contain the sugar needed by the brain to function, along with fiber to moderate the speed that sugar gets into the blood stream as well as many other minerals and vitamins which are necessary for each to function optimally in the human body.
corn syrup IS bad for the body. SO IS cane sugar. So is white processed flour, so is processed rice, and on and on. they are all hard on the digestive system and because they take so long to digest, the body remains hungry all the time even though you have eaten.
I was horrified to see the ad. Because it's VERY misleading, I suppose if you blur the lines it is indeed just as safe as other "sugars" but NONE of them other than completely natural forms of sugars IN WHOLE FORM should be ingested. Moderation knows no definition when you're hungry.
Moderation? Not possible when EVERY product in the market contains it! Perhaps they should try moderation in their distribution of the stuff. Come on American manufacturers - - let's create and market what we know to be in the best interest of for the health of all consumers.
#4 - Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:13 AM EDTI completely avoid soft drinks sweetened with corn syrup. I am not saying that the ones sweetened with pure cane sugar are healthier, they just taste 1000% better.
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#5 - Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:40 AM EDTNeither cane nor corn sugar is bad in moderation. The problem is we in America don't do that "moderation" thing. It's easier to just scream at the government until they make something illegal than to practise discipline and not eat so damn much sweets.
orange juice (with pulp) is FAR better than any soft drink. Vitamin C has as much energy pack as caffeine, and the juice is proven safe for diabetics AND hypoglycemics as well as all in between.
Soft drinks are HORRIBLE for the body, they raise the acidity level of the body which is linked to joint problems, and digestive disorders as well as many metabolic disorders. The acidity is raised by the high salt levels in soft drinks.
try mineral water with a natural fruit juice NO SUGAR OR CORN SYRUP added! It'll do your body good!
Of course it is entirely bs. Other countries have banned HFCS as a sweetener because of its adverse affects, which are well documented. ADM has 'bought' the FDA for their complicity in not banning this additive which producers enthusiatically choose since it is significantly cheaper than sugar or other alternatives such as setiva (which is approved by countries that ban HFCS). The FDA even allows producers to use the term "crystalline fructose" rather than HFCS in an attempt to deceive consumers.
Unfortunately there is no lobby or 'association' to represent the consumer. Your only choice is to read the label and stop buying products that use HFCS so that the producers see that it affects their bottom line. If consumers send a strong enough message then producers will not only avoid the HFCS, but will start labeling products that never contained (nor would have contained) HFCS as "HFCS free" leading to more consumer awareness of the issue.
#6 - Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:51 AM EDTStrangely enough, most of the research that has been done on high fructose corn syrup, as opposed to pure fructose, is that it isn't much worse for you than cane sugar in equal quantities. The problem is the sheer quantities of sweets that we Americans, and especially our children, are shoveling into our fat little faces.
As for its use in carbonated beverages, the problem with using ANY sugar (cane sucrose included) in an acid environment, is the tendency to produce carbonyl compounds. These tend to show up in people with diabetes and can contribute to diabetic nerve damage. So if you insist on drinking a lot of soda... and that's bad for you for a whole variety of reasons... then you should probably switch to diet.
Oh, and Stevia? Herbal sweetener, big in Japan, and perfectly safe in its natural form. In it's industrially produced form it's not so great. They're still doing testing on it, and unless you can point to newer information than I have it is STILL banned in the EU, Hong Kong and several other places.
You've got to be shi*ting me! Don't these slime balls have any morals? That was a rhetorical question. What a bunch of scumbags.
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#7 - Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:38 AM EDTLike everything else, let the consumer beware. One can listen and read the information available and then make choices. I am so tired of being told what I should do and what I shouldn't by people/organizations trying to push their viewpoint on me. Back off, and let people make their own, educated choices. (I love the popsicle commercial - that guy is really nice eye-candy.)
#8 - Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:28 PM EDTRemember, corn syrup itself does not cause obesity. Eating fifteen twinkies, however, does. Eating something sweetened with corn syrup in moderation is not going to have a huge adverse affect. Overindulging in anything, however, does.
#9 - Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:32 PM EDTPlease, some people need to get serious. The problem is not so much in what form of sugar we consume as in the fact that Americans consume something like 120 pounds of sugars per year, per capita. And most of that is being consumed by children and young adults in the form of candy and sodas. If you make a habit of guzzling a 3-liter of soda and a box of ho-ho's while sitting down to a few hours of Playstation after a hard day of sitting at a desk in class, it's going to do bad things to your metabolism. Most of the nations in the world where per capita sugar consumption is the highest, whether that is corn syrup or cane sugar, are the nations where diabetes and obesity are becoming health crises.
#10 - Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM EDTI think the key words are "in moderation" However, have you looked at the labels on our food products? Just about everything has it in it and it's the second or third item listed. As a mom, I look at ingredients and I was amazed at what items list it. Yogurt (which is labelled as healthy) has it. Soda is extremely horrible. Ketchup, soup, bread, etc., etc. So how do you moderate when almost everything you eat has some in it? Bottom line on the new commercials.....$$$$$$$$$ lost if you don't buy it. They aren't concerned about your health.
#11 - Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:56 AM EDTI was apalled to see these commercials, because it's completely false advertising. I am afraid people will believe these commercials and say "processed junk food IS ok in moderation!" So because high fructose corn syrup is made from corn, it's healthy right, because it's made from a vegetable? and it has the same amount of calories as sugar, so it's a great alternative. And hell, why not, everything's fine in moderation. THIS IS WHY WE'RE AN OBESE COUNTRY.
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