Q. Is high-fructose corn syrup bad for you?

By Joyce Hendley, September/October 2007

Is high-fructose corn syrup bad for you?





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HFCS was created in the laboratory to make pigs and cattle fat for the market. They found it was sweet and decided to feed it to humans. It is not metabolized by the lever and goes directly to fat cells. The plant is located 11 miles from the FDA national headquarters. Seems odd?


02/05/2013 - 5:05am

Eat more vegies this cut be your answer for alot of you


01/24/2013 - 4:02pm

HFCS was created because it is a cheap subsitute for sugar. The corn industry claims that it is the same as sugar, but compared with HFCS sugar is a health food; both may make you fat, but at least natural sugar does not go right to your liver, like HFCS , alcohal and drugs. HFCS also contains mercury that is not regulated by the FDA and is one of the most toxic substances in existance; research also shows that comsuming HFCS will result in arthritis and gout, and many other health issues; beware the internet postings and TV commercials that the corn industry have spent millions of dollars on trying to claim that HFCS is the same as sugar, becuse that is just a lie, so they can continue using this cheap, harmful substance in so many products.


01/20/2013 - 12:21pm

Ever wonder why HFCS is banned in Europe? Meanwhile, in the good ol' USA, industries, the FDA, and our government pretend that nothing's wrong... Once again, WAKE UP AMERICA


01/10/2013 - 1:28am

The FDA and government don't care about your health. They're in on the corruption in the food industry. In the end, it's all about money. Always has been, always will be. Get informed, get educated, make responsible decisions for your health. Stay away from the processed junk called "food" - you need to control what goes into your body, not manufacturers putting artificial chemicals that neither they, you, nor I can pronounce into our food.


01/09/2013 - 11:46pm

Since sugar comes from many sources and HFCS ultimitly comes from one source the reason its in even with sugar is so somone makes a buck. If sugar was the only thing in the foods the the ones that distribute HFCS would go broke.


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