| Is high-fructose corn syrup is safe to eat? There is a | | | | reduces the affinity of insulin for its receptor, which is |
| raging debate in the nutrition industry around high | | | | the hallmark of type-2 diabetes. |
| fructose corn syrup and whether it is good or bad | | | | Some research claims that HFCS does not metabolize |
| for you. Read this article to know the details about | | | | in the body like regular "natural" sugars; and that it |
| the use of high fructose corn syrup in processed | | | | might cause obesity-related glitches within the liver |
| foods and its harmful effects on your health. | | | | and other organs which normally deal with |
| You might think that the increase of the use of | | | | metabolizing, storing and using sugars in the body. |
| "high-fructose corn syrup during the past 30 years, | | | | HFCS is Often Contaminated with Mercury. Recent |
| would be safe. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is an | | | | studies of samples of HFCS and food products |
| "artificial" sweetener made from a complex process | | | | containing it in the United States conducted via two |
| with corn; a process of brewing, separating, breaking | | | | studies found that between 31% and 45% of the |
| down, injecting enzymes, filtering, mixing and | | | | samples contained mercury. Mercury is toxic in even |
| blending. Sounds safe enough, doesn't it? | | | | small quantities. For years, there have been suspicions |
| High fructose corn syrup is extremely soluble and | | | | that mercury used in vaccines may be related to the |
| mixes well in many foods. It is cheap to produce, | | | | rise in autism in the United States. But this mercury |
| sweet and easy to store. It's used in everything | | | | contamination issue is much bigger and affects |
| from bread to pasta sauces to bacon to beer as well | | | | common foods widespread throughout the nation's |
| as in "health products" like protein bars and "natural" | | | | food supply. Products tested from big-name |
| sodas. | | | | manufacturers such as Minute Maid, Coca-Cola, |
| HFCS is less expensive, lasts longer, and is more | | | | Hershey's, Quaker, Hunt's, Manwich, Smucker's, Kraft, |
| easily transported and handled than natural sugar; | | | | Nutri-Grain, and Yoplait had detectable levels of |
| thus food producers prefer it for their manufacturing | | | | mercury. |
| processes. | | | | Today, Commercial fruit juices and any products |
| Research has shown that "high-fructose corn syrup" | | | | containing high fructose corn syrup are more |
| goes directly to the liver, releasing enzymes that | | | | dangerous than sugar and should be removed from |
| instruct the body to then store fat! This may elevate | | | | the diet. |
| triglyceride (fat in blood) levels and elevate | | | | Read Labels! You'll quickly see that this ingredient has |
| cholesterol levels. Because it is metabolized by the | | | | been added to half the supermarket. So read under |
| liver, fructose does not cause the pancreas to | | | | Ingredients carefully and look for High Fructose Corn |
| release insulin the way it normally does. Fructose | | | | Syrup or even just Corn Syrup. |
| converts to fat more than any other sugar. Fructose | | | | |