High Fructose Corn Syrup
What's all of the hype about HFCS??
For a long time all I knew about HFCS was that it was bad, but didn't know why! That is why for the next few days I am going to tell you all you need to know about HFCS and why we need to avoid it as much as we possibly can! Read all of the information so that you're well-informed the next time you eat ketchup, frozen-yogurt, soda, syrup, pasta sauce, even bread.
HFCS is a man-made sweetener that's cheaper and sweeter than sugar. Food manufacturers put in an alarming number of foods because it enhances their profits.
HFCS didn't exist in the food chain until the 70's.
HFCS is really, really, really bad for you because it is packed with calories, but your body doesn't recognize these calories.
HCFS shuts off your body's natural appetite control switches, so you can eat and eat and eat far beyond what your body would normally be able to handle.
Before HFCS was invented, our natural appetite control switches would kick in and say, "No more!" But by shutting off the switches that control appetite, HFCS is making America fat.
The problem with HFCS is not the corn syrup; it is the FRUCTOSE- a sugar that occurs naturally in fruit and honey. Corn syrup is primarily made of glucose, which can be burned as a source of immediate energy, stored in your muscles or liver for later use, or, as a last resort, turned to fat. But, Corn Syrup isn't as sweet as other sugars, which is why HFCS became so popular. It is cheap and doubly sweet.
Unlike glucose, your body doesn't use fructose as an immediate source of energy; it metabolizes it into FAT. While the small amount of fructose you get naturally through fruit and honey won't make you fat, eating HFCS is sort of like setting up an IV that pumps fat directly to your gut.
TO BE CONTINUED...come back tomorrow for more information on HFCS
This information was taken from The Abs Diet by David Zinczenko
2 comments:
Hi,
My google alert for HFCS picked up your post. I am in total agreement.
Here's something else you might share with your readers. HFCS-55,
used to sweeten all national brands of soda, flavored teas, fruit punches, and ironically, sport quenchers is composed of
55%fructose:45%glucose. To the casual observer this might look very similar to the 50:50 ratio of
sucrose, table sugar; however, it really isn't. 55/45 =1.22. That means that everytime a teen chugs a soda (bottled in the US) his liver is reaping the health benefits of 22% extra fructose, compared to glucose. As you have written, it is the excess fructose in our diet that leads to long term health hazard. Ditch HFCS, especially HFCS-55. Take care.
Thanks Cynthia for the extra info!!
Heather, I am really glad that you are doing this topic. Those new commercials really upset me. How can they say this is good, even in moderation. And how can you take it in moderation when it is in everything. Its ridiculous. Looking forward to more!!
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