Originally Posted by mx_599
one reason why some are blaming high soda consumption as a factor in dysmetabolic syndrome/ metabolic abnormalities.
especially in kids. bummer there is frequently soda machines in school cafeterias. whether HFCS/soda consumption is a major culprit of weight gain in youths (or americans in general) or not....makes you wonder
It makes you wonder, but if you actually read the studies, they are talking about
overconsumption. If they were to ban HFCS food manufacturers were forced to replace it with "traditional" sweeteners such as plain sugar, we'd be 'wondering' about that, too.
No study has actually said HFCS is a direct cause of obesity. They say, "trends in HFCS consumption track with increased obesity". Anyone who's had a lick of science or statistics knows that correlation is not causation and it's intellectually dishonest to suggest that it is. You might as well say that computers cause obesity . . . use and consumption of computers is up in the past 30 years, and obesity is up in the past 30 years, hey a lot of people use computers, computers must cause obesity! Pure crap.
There was a study just published the other day that "concluded" that high school kids lost weight when they replaced regular soft drinks with zero calorie soft drinks. Wow! What a @!#$%ing revelation! Sugary soft drinks must be bad!!! Well, they're not. They're not good either, but the actual conclusion that should have been reached is . . . . drumroll please . . . if you reduce caloric intake you will lose weight.