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High-fructose Corn Syrup Health Issues - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 6th Mar, 2021 - 4:59am
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High-fructose Corn Syrup Health Issues
It seems there is some debate over the effects of High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) used in nearly all processed foods these days, including soda, all types of breads and sweets, fruit-flavored drinks, ice cream, breakfast cereal, etc etc etc - this list goes on and on.
Some say it's as harmless as table sugar or honey; others say it is the main factor responsible for the explosion of obesity (And obesity-related disorders, such as diabetes) in Western cultures.
QUOTE Corn syrup, particularly high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), is cheap to produce, sweet to the tongue, and easy to store safely. According to the USDA, the average American consumed 1/2 pound of high fructose corn syrup in 1970. By the mid-1990s, that figure has jumped to 55.3 pounds of HFCS per person. And just because you stay away from soda and sweets doesn't count you out as a corn syrup consumer: HFCS finds its way into everything from bread to pasta sauces to bacon to beer. And, despite the FDA's assurances to the contrary, a growing number of researchers are beginning to think HFCS is a constant dietary companion we'd be better off without. Source
QUOTE High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a corn sweetener found in numerous foods and beverages on the grocery store shelves. HFCS is composed of either 42% or 55% fructose, with the remaining sugars being glucose and higher saccharides. As such, HFCS is extremely similar to regular table sugar (Sucrose), which is a 50/50 blend of fructose and glucose. There is very little pure fructose as a single sugar in the diet. It is usually found together with glucose.
First and foremost, HFCS is safe.
In 1983, FDA listed HFCS as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for use in food (48 FR pg. 10301). The agency considered that HFCS is as safe as sucrose, corn sugar, and corn syrup for use in food.
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The problem with recent 'scientific' studies.
Several studies have examined fructose (Alone) -- not HFCS. Humans rarely consume fructose as the sole source of sugar. The studies should use glucose-fructose combinations as used in table sugar or HFCS.
Extrapolation of studies using pure fructose to HFCS may not provide simple direct predictions because the presence of glucose in HFCS stimulates metabolism of these sugars. Furthermore, pure fructose is not found as the only single sugar in the diet, so studies using only pure fructose are not reflective of the typical human diet.
Most studies on fructose itself have been done using animal models which have not been established as appropriate species for valid comparisons to humans in evaluating the effect of dietary sugars. Consequently, the results from these studies must be carefully considered as to their scientific relationships to humans.
First and foremost, HFCS is safe.
In 1983, FDA listed HFCS as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for use in food (48 FR pg. 10301). The agency considered that HFCS is as safe as sucrose, corn sugar, and corn syrup for use in food.
....
The problem with recent 'scientific' studies.
Several studies have examined fructose (Alone) -- not HFCS. Humans rarely consume fructose as the sole source of sugar. The studies should use glucose-fructose combinations as used in table sugar or HFCS.
Extrapolation of studies using pure fructose to HFCS may not provide simple direct predictions because the presence of glucose in HFCS stimulates metabolism of these sugars. Furthermore, pure fructose is not found as the only single sugar in the diet, so studies using only pure fructose are not reflective of the typical human diet.
Most studies on fructose itself have been done using animal models which have not been established as appropriate species for valid comparisons to humans in evaluating the effect of dietary sugars. Consequently, the results from these studies must be carefully considered as to their scientific relationships to humans.
QUOTE The jury's still out
Like others in the field, he says there is much to discover in how sugar works, but he disagrees that high fructose corn syrup is somehow reprogramming our bodies toward obesity. Rather, he says, we're just eating too much of it.
Nutrition theory holds that the basic make-up of fructose-laced corn syrup is not much different than table sugar. They react about the same in the body, says Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. "There are some modest differences in metabolism, but I don't think fructose per se is the culprit."
Neither do the food companies that use it in copious amounts.
Says Stephanie Childs, a spokesperson for the Grocery Manufacturers Association: "At the end of the day, how any sweetener affects your weight depends on how many calories you are taking in overall. Overemphasizing one nutrient at the detriment of others is not going to solve the problem."
Even some leading nutrition reformers aren't convinced that high fructose corn syrup is of itself the issue. The bigger battle, says Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, is to get added sugars listed on food labels with a percentage of daily value. That means a consumer could look at a package and see that, for example, one soda provides almost all the sugar a person should eat in a day.
"It simply comes down to this,'' he says. "We're eating too much refined sugars, be it sucrose or high fructose corn syrup or any other refined sugar."
Like others in the field, he says there is much to discover in how sugar works, but he disagrees that high fructose corn syrup is somehow reprogramming our bodies toward obesity. Rather, he says, we're just eating too much of it.
Nutrition theory holds that the basic make-up of fructose-laced corn syrup is not much different than table sugar. They react about the same in the body, says Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. "There are some modest differences in metabolism, but I don't think fructose per se is the culprit."
Neither do the food companies that use it in copious amounts.
Says Stephanie Childs, a spokesperson for the Grocery Manufacturers Association: "At the end of the day, how any sweetener affects your weight depends on how many calories you are taking in overall. Overemphasizing one nutrient at the detriment of others is not going to solve the problem."
Even some leading nutrition reformers aren't convinced that high fructose corn syrup is of itself the issue. The bigger battle, says Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, is to get added sugars listed on food labels with a percentage of daily value. That means a consumer could look at a package and see that, for example, one soda provides almost all the sugar a person should eat in a day.
"It simply comes down to this,'' he says. "We're eating too much refined sugars, be it sucrose or high fructose corn syrup or any other refined sugar."
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So how can we avoid eating too much of this and other types of fructose? Eat whole foods, limit your processed food intake, and trade soda for water or pure fruit juices. Read labels! Eat whole, fresh, raw fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads and pastas. Limit condiments and other types of bottled sauces and salad dressings.
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They can try to find all kinds of things as a reason for being fat, but the element that they often forget is it's all mental. Before you can detox your body you have to detox your brain that you don't need to eat all that processed junk and then corn syrup won't even be a consideration. The more you eat unprocessed foods the more healthy you will be and your body's weight will naturally level off without any dire starvation or exercise program.
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Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases
Consuming fructose, a sugar that's common in the Western diet, alters hundreds of genes that may be linked to many diseases, life scientists report. However, they discovered good news as well: an important omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA seems to reverse the harmful changes produced by fructose. Ref. Source 4f.
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