http://citizenaden.wordpress.com About politics, food, and tech Thu, 21 May 2009 22:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://citizenaden.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/sweet-ignorance/#comment-16 Citizen Aden Thu, 21 May 2009 22:45:23 +0000 http://citizenaden.wordpress.com/?p=113#comment-16 I do not deny that irresponsible consumption of HFCS is certainly harmful to your health. Actually, I would love to see a full fledged return of cane syrup or other non-manufactured sweeteners to foods. However, blatant avoidance of HFCS, which is in essence only a combination of two natural sugar types, is ignorant and typical of bandwagoning that so frequently occurs in the health scene. Naturally, someone who never moves further than their couch or has a pancreatic disorder would and should look more closely at foods containing variable fructose/glucose levels. Otherwise, responsibility is the rule. I do not deny that irresponsible consumption of HFCS is certainly harmful to your health. Actually, I would love to see a full fledged return of cane syrup or other non-manufactured sweeteners to foods. However, blatant avoidance of HFCS, which is in essence only a combination of two natural sugar types, is ignorant and typical of bandwagoning that so frequently occurs in the health scene. Naturally, someone who never moves further than their couch or has a pancreatic disorder would and should look more closely at foods containing variable fructose/glucose levels. Otherwise, responsibility is the rule.

]]> http://citizenaden.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/sweet-ignorance/#comment-15 Cynthia1770 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:24:23 +0000 http://citizenaden.wordpress.com/?p=113#comment-15 Hi, My google alert for HFCS picked up your post. "HFCS is as much a cause of obesity as air is to an asthmatic". That's an interestng analogy. But what if someone were to start tweaking the air we breathe. Normally it's about 20% oxygen, 80% nitrogen and other gases. What if the ratio of gases were changed just 5%, and we only had 15% oxygen? How would the asthmatic fare then? You see, that's what the Corn Refiners did when they designed HFCS. Take the variant HFCS-55 which is used to sweeten all national brands of soda, many fruit drinks, most lemonades, and ironically, most sports quenchers. HFCS-55 is 55%fructose:45% glucose. To the casual observer that appears to be only 5% different from the ratio of monosaccharides in table sugar, sucrose, namely 50% fructose: 50% glucose. But when you do the math a different number emerges. Every ratio may be expressed as a quotient and therefore calculated. 55/45=1.22. Bingo! You now have a sweetener that has, compared to glucose, 22% more fructose. It doesn't take long to find research on the metabolic dangers of excess fructose. For an excellent review try Dr. Dana Flavin's review in LifeExtension.com. I realize that sucrose is 50% fructose but we have been guzzling these brews of excess fructose since 1984. The results of obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease are apparent. We are a fat and sick nation. Finally, "HFCS" is really a black box. Since the monosaccharides are not linked as they are in sucrose, you REALLY don't know exactly what ratio of fructose: glucose you are drinking or eating. Here's a thought: if the the Cargill or Archer-Daniels- Midland were to make a 2% mistake and brew HFCS-57, the resultant imbalance would yield 57%fructose:43%glucose, or 32% excess fructose. StopHFCS.com has an extensive list of HFCS-free foods and beverages. To your health. Hi,
My google alert for HFCS picked up your post. “HFCS is as much a cause of obesity as air is to an asthmatic”. That’s an interestng analogy. But what if someone were to start tweaking the air we breathe. Normally
it’s about 20% oxygen, 80% nitrogen and other gases. What if the ratio of gases were changed just 5%, and we only had 15% oxygen? How would the asthmatic fare then? You see, that’s what the Corn Refiners did when they designed HFCS. Take the variant HFCS-55 which is used to sweeten
all national brands of soda, many fruit drinks, most lemonades, and ironically, most sports quenchers. HFCS-55 is 55%fructose:45% glucose.
To the casual observer that appears to be only 5% different from the
ratio of monosaccharides in table sugar, sucrose, namely 50% fructose: 50% glucose. But when you do the math a different number emerges.
Every ratio may be expressed as a quotient and therefore calculated.
55/45=1.22. Bingo! You now have a sweetener that has, compared to glucose, 22% more fructose. It doesn’t take long to find research on the metabolic dangers of excess fructose. For an excellent review try Dr. Dana Flavin’s review in LifeExtension.com. I realize that sucrose is 50%
fructose but we have been guzzling these brews of excess fructose since
1984. The results of obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease are apparent. We are a fat and sick nation. Finally, “HFCS” is really a black box. Since the monosaccharides are not linked as they are in sucrose, you REALLY don’t know exactly what ratio of fructose: glucose you are drinking or eating. Here’s a thought: if the the Cargill or Archer-Daniels-
Midland were to make a 2% mistake and brew HFCS-57, the resultant
imbalance would yield 57%fructose:43%glucose, or 32% excess fructose. StopHFCS.com has an extensive list of HFCS-free foods and
beverages. To your health.

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