High-Fructose Corn Syrup - the Controversy

I think the health (side) effects mostly come from the fact that in recent times folk have tended to consume ungodly amounts of the trash produced by the American "food" industry in place of more balanced, natural nutritional regimens.JonEdited by Jon, : No reason given.Edited by Jon, : No reason given.Edited by Jon, : No reason given.

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"Can we say the chair on the cat, for example? Or the basket in the person? No, we can't..." - Harriet J. Ottenheimer

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Of some interest, perhaps, to you Crash:

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Refiners Seek to Rename High Fructose Corn Syrup...

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Food companies including Tate & Lyle, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill insist that the syrup is misunderstood and argue that, nutritionally, it is little different from ordinary sugar. But the American Medical Association has called for more research into its use.

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Marion Nestle, a nutrition professor at New York University, told the New York Times that the corn refiners' move was hardly surprising: "You have to feel sorry for them. High fructose corn syrup is the new trans fat. Everyone thinks it's poison, and food companies are getting rid of it as fast as they can."

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Jon

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"Can we say the chair on the cat, for example? Or the basket in the person? No, we can't..." - Harriet J. Ottenheimer

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"Dim bulbs save on energy..." - jar

Interesting research. However, I was unable to find a comparison between the effects of fructose and those of other sugars. Based on the information in the study, fructose consumption leads to increased food intake and weight. But nothing is said of how other sugars may affect these behaviors and functions. It may still be possible that replacing HFCS with other sugars in a diet will lead to the same negative health consequences, as the consequences may be from the consumption of sugar in general and not from any one sugar in particular. The study does not answer this fundamental question.Jon

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"Can we say the chair on the cat, for example? Or the basket in the person? No, we can't..." - Harriet J. Ottenheimer

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"Dim bulbs save on energy..." - jar