Training & Nutrition - High Fructose Corn Syrup

This stuff is pure evil!

High Fructose Corn Syrup is so fatning! so bad for you!

I try to avoid this stuff, but its found in almost every food product. If you go to the super market(suger market), you'll find that its in just about eveything, even bread and potato chips.

I bet the suger loggy in Washington is giving donations to those polictions, so they wont limit its consumption.

I hate this stuff. Its one reason why kids today are getting fatter.

Try molasses at least it has iron.See switchel.

Mr Jerk" Why is the bare chested big bellied man in the ball cap shooting at us?

HFCS goes into everything. Thats why I try to buy as much natural/organic stuff as I can. Like kashii cereal, no HFCS in that. Even natural foods sometimes have it in them because technically there is nothing engineered in it I guess. It just launches the calories in stuff that shouldnt be high cal. Like applesauce, I eat the natural stuff ~60cal/serving. Regular ~120cal/serving.

I was under the impression that GU is pretty much corn syrup? Is there some difference between say Karo syrup and high fructose corn syrup? :rolleyes:

HFCs does make up a big chunk of certain energy products. Powerbars have a large amount. But those are things you are eating when you are exercising and need a quick energy source. HFCS is at its worse when its in everything and its only contribution nutritionally is to add calories. In itself HFCS is made of good things I think. Fructose being fruit sugars. But when manufacturers put it in everything it just adds calories. Which is why some people point to it as a cause of the obesity problem that exists and is growing.

Actually, it's not too hard to avoid if you read the list of ingredients on the packages. You also need to avoid partially hydrogenated oils. Far more destructive to your cardio system than corn oil.

Al

This stuff is pure evil!


I bet the suger loggy in Washington is giving donations to those polictions, so they wont limit its consumption.

Actually it is hurting the suger industry. The main reason it is used so much is because it is cheap. That is why coke, etc. is so cheap. A few years ago they used sugar to sweeten but sugar is expensive.

Some believe that the body can't break it down until it is stored as fat. So if you know someone who wants to lose weight tell them to stop drinking cokes. Tell them you promise they will lose 10-15 pounds in 6 months if they do.

One doc describe the effect is has on obese kids. Its like force feeding a goose for producing Pate de Fois Grois. The result is Fatty Liver, and all kinds of liver problems. Euwww

Actually it is hurting the suger industry. The main reason it is used so much is because it is cheap. That is why coke, etc. is so cheap. A few years ago they used sugar to sweeten but sugar is expensive.



No Sugar isn't expensive, it's the Federal government's price support that makes it cost so much. The rest of the world pays half (?) of what we do for it. Your government will buy sugar and dispose of it to keep the price high. You're government also subsidizes the production/manufacture of corn syrup. Some interesting satistics (from Consumer Reports):

Daily calories in food supply per person; 1975 - 3200, 2000 - 3900. Added sugars (including corn syrup) produced per person per year; 1975 - 115 lbs, 2000 - 148 lbs; Percent of Americans who are obese; 1975 - 15%, 2000 - 30%. Between 1982 and 2003, the price of fresh fruits increased 127%. The price of ground beef, oils and fats increased about 50%.

Each year the US government spends $20 B subsidizing rice, soybeans, wheat and corn (corn syrup and cattle feed). No subsidies exist for fruit and vegetables. The cost of food for a typical restaurant is about 20% of the cost of doing buisness. Giant portions are cheap for the restaurateur, but the patron pays a high cost eventually.

Al

No Sugar isn't expensive, it's the Federal government's price support that makes it cost so much. The rest of the world pays half (?) of what we do for it. Your government will buy sugar and dispose of it to keep the price high. You're government also subsidizes the production/manufacture of corn syrup.
Al

Is that not what I said? I didn't say why it was higher just that it was. It does cost more to process/grow sugar than it does corn.

What about maple syrup or honey?
I heard those actually have the minerals required to metabolize them whereas sugar/corn syrup drains your body of essential minerals.

What about maple syrup or honey?
I heard those actually have the minerals required to metabolize them whereas sugar/corn syrup drains your body of essential minerals.

They are great as sweeteners but very, very expensive. Your body can break them down easily so they are great for sweetening coffee, tea, and cereal.

Don't know about the mineral content verses corn but eating honey from a local hive can help your allergies.

Is that not what I said? I didn't say why it was higher just that it was. It does cost more to process/grow sugar than it does corn.

I don't belive that's accurate or determinable. The government is the reason why sugar in this country cannot compete with corn syrup. True cost of growing is not relevent when corn growing is subsidized and sugar prices are kept artifically high with price supports. Additionally, sugar imports are eliminated due to traiffs. Not true anywhere else to my knowledge. Sugar is competitive in Europe; I doubt they even have corn syrup based on what my European friends tell me.

Al