American Medical Association: "High fructose syrup does not appear to contribute more to obesity than other caloric sweeteners"

[HAL 9000 96]

Its not really a wonder that diabetes has become so common.

I think that blaming one specific thing is silly in this case. HFCS is, if you will, literally like taking sugar and water and boiling it down a bit to make it a viscous syrup.

Meaning, more units of sugar per volume. Our bodies have natural mechanisms to ward off diabetes for the most part- but there is a limit to everything.

[milimelo 4,486]

I have in no other country but here seen HFCS in almost every product. I pick up bread, has sugar in it, ok I understand there has to be some to make yeast rise but 7 grams???? I pick up mayo - has sugar in it (as far as I remember you don't make mayo with sugar!), sour cream, whatever I think about eating after reading the ingredients I just put it back on the shelf. I have more examples - will come back with exact list of food contents

I am down to eating only fresh produce, chicken and fruits - no soda drinks, no junk food for me even though my husband loves to stray in the junk food and pre-processed food isle.

Did anyone else notice that the packaged bread pre-cut and in those plastic bags - 1. lasts forever (must be the sugars) and 2. is very sweet?

But seriously, when you mention this to other people here -- USCs - they look at you as in "it's made that way forever, what on earth are you talking about?"

No wonder my doctor wrote after my physical that I am underweight - think the move had a lot to do with it and of course no access to the regular foods I eat. I refuse to eat junk food and all the sugars. Now my family will have to fatten me up with organic and natural things when I go for a visit yay!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Its not really a wonder that diabetes has become so common.

I think that blaming one specific thing is silly in this case. HFCS is, if you will, literally like taking sugar and water and boiling it down a bit to make it a viscous syrup.

Meaning, more units of sugar per volume. Our bodies have natural mechanisms to ward off diabetes for the most part- but there is a limit to everything.

I guess it comes down to bad diet, not just the concentration and type of sugar added to various processed foods, but not getting enough of the basic dietary requirements (plus genetics of course). Not eating right causes all kinds of problems - wife's aunt had a bout of diverticulitis a while back that required a colostomy bag to be temporarily attached before they could reconnect the colon.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

[HAL 9000 96]

Its not really a wonder that diabetes has become so common.

I think that blaming one specific thing is silly in this case. HFCS is, if you will, literally like taking sugar and water and boiling it down a bit to make it a viscous syrup.

Meaning, more units of sugar per volume. Our bodies have natural mechanisms to ward off diabetes for the most part- but there is a limit to everything.

I guess it comes down to bad diet, not just the concentration and type of sugar added to various processed foods, but not getting enough of the basic dietary requirements (plus genetics of course). Not eating right causes all kinds of problems - wife's aunt had a bout of diverticulitis a while back that required a colostomy bag to be temporarily attached before they could reconnect the colon.

Milimelo covers it in the previous post- the industrial part. HINT- low fat mayo has HFCS in it to substitute part of the fat removed...

I suppose that if you load op on too much fat, too many simple carbs, too much of anything... then not have any decent physical activity for fear of disturbing a comfortable lifestyle, then there is no genetic protection available from user-driven health problems such as diabetes.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Probably not - its really the pervasiveness of processed foods and also the pervasiveness of the advertising of those foods that I think is the problem. It must be very hard for parents to instill a healthy eating ethic in their kids when they're surrounded by advertising 24/7 (esp. during kids TV programming). At this point the problem is generational as well....

[HAL 9000 96]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Its not really a wonder that diabetes has become so common.

I think that blaming one specific thing is silly in this case. HFCS is, if you will, literally like taking sugar and water and boiling it down a bit to make it a viscous syrup.

Meaning, more units of sugar per volume. Our bodies have natural mechanisms to ward off diabetes for the most part- but there is a limit to everything.

I guess it comes down to bad diet, not just the concentration and type of sugar added to various processed foods, but not getting enough of the basic dietary requirements (plus genetics of course). Not eating right causes all kinds of problems - wife's aunt had a bout of diverticulitis a while back that required a colostomy bag to be temporarily attached before they could reconnect the colon.

Milimelo covers it in the previous post- the industrial part. HINT- low fat mayo has HFCS in it to substitute part of the fat removed...

I suppose that if you load op on too much fat, too many simple carbs, too much of anything... then not have any decent physical activity for fear of disturbing a comfortable lifestyle, then there is no genetic protection available from user-driven health problems such as diabetes.

Well there's also the dodgy food labelling at work as well - how pretty much anything you pick up has zero g of trans-fat despite the presence of hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list (less than a half gram or so can be declared as "nil").

Or how Sunny D has canola oil in it..

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

Good luck finding a salad dressing that doesn't contain HFCS. I've only found one brand that doesn't - Paul Newman's, but I only ever get the one dressing so it may well be in their others...

[HAL 9000 96]

Its not really a wonder that diabetes has become so common.

I think that blaming one specific thing is silly in this case. HFCS is, if you will, literally like taking sugar and water and boiling it down a bit to make it a viscous syrup.

Meaning, more units of sugar per volume. Our bodies have natural mechanisms to ward off diabetes for the most part- but there is a limit to everything.

I guess it comes down to bad diet, not just the concentration and type of sugar added to various processed foods, but not getting enough of the basic dietary requirements (plus genetics of course). Not eating right causes all kinds of problems - wife's aunt had a bout of diverticulitis a while back that required a colostomy bag to be temporarily attached before they could reconnect the colon.

Milimelo covers it in the previous post- the industrial part. HINT- low fat mayo has HFCS in it to substitute part of the fat removed...

I suppose that if you load op on too much fat, too many simple carbs, too much of anything... then not have any decent physical activity for fear of disturbing a comfortable lifestyle, then there is no genetic protection available from user-driven health problems such as diabetes.

Well there's also the dodgy food labelling at work as well - how pretty much anything you pick up has zero g of trans-fat despite the presence of hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list (less than a half gram or so can be declared as "nil").

Or how Sunny D has canola oil in it..

*nasty*

but true...

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

Yep. Which is why I don't eat most cereals and I tend to just make my own salad dressing... extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, and salt...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Like the Michael Moore movies - Super-size Me gets a lot of bad press, but a lot of what you hear about the food industry (ranging from advertising budgets for the big food producers to who holds the monopoly on cheap school meals) rings true.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

Good luck finding a salad dressing that doesn't contain HFCS. I've only found one brand that doesn't - Paul Newman's, but I only ever get the one dressing so it may well be in their others...

I think the sobering reality is the only really healthy way to go is to move away from processed foods - even dressings and make things from scratch, which isn't always easy nor convenient.

[HAL 9000 96]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

Good luck finding a salad dressing that doesn't contain HFCS. I've only found one brand that doesn't - Paul Newman's, but I only ever get the one dressing so it may well be in their others...

I think the sobering reality is the only really healthy way to go is to move away from processed foods - even dressings and make things from scratch, which isn't always easy nor convenient.

Dude!! Not soooo!!

Vinaigrette is probably one of those things that I don't measure to make...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm not sure that we could be able to regulate sugar content in food unless maybe by a percentage per serving?

Sadly its either going to have to be a consumer-level boycott unless the government steps in to completely limit the amount (yes... percentage to total amount either by serving or by package) of trash we allow ourselves to consume. Unfortunately right now it rests still at the consumer level since we still have the option to make our own foods nearly from scratch.

Consumer choice can be very effective if in fact consumers had a choice. Unfortunately, companies have conglomerated into a select few - they own you from your cereal to the dressing you use on your salad.

Good luck finding a salad dressing that doesn't contain HFCS. I've only found one brand that doesn't - Paul Newman's, but I only ever get the one dressing so it may well be in their others...

I think the sobering reality is the only really healthy way to go is to move away from processed foods - even dressings and make things from scratch, which isn't always easy nor convenient.

Dude!! Not soooo!!

Vinaigrette is probably one of those things that I don't measure to make...

I keep telling myself I'm going to start making ice tea and get rid of the other drinks (mainly 100% fruit juices and Hansen's cane sugar sodas). It's hard to break out of the rut.