High fructose corn syrup is made from genetically modified corn treated with genetically modified enzymes. It prevents the body from making insulin and so it won't break the sugars in your blood and have your body change it into stored fat. isn't that what we try to prevent by using those produts.
HFCS goes straight to your liver and doesn't do anything good for your body.
I was struck when I found this ingredient on my Special K box, to get me into a healthier breakfast and do the eat 2 loose 6 thing, well, no wonder it ain't working.
2007-01-16 04:34:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/a2004-04-22-sugar.html
2007-01-16 04:50:58 · update #1
I know it's cheaper, but isn't it a contradictionary fact that while you want to eat healthy and maybe even loose weight the add a item tn there that actually causes you to get fat or get diabetes in the longterm?
2007-01-16 04:55:59 · update #2
very true. they try to get us out of eating foods that are packed with sugar by substituting it with sweeteners and all other things i can`t even pronounce. however this is not to say that non-diet products are better. they are just as bad as each other. so if you are looking to eat healthily it is best to raw foods i.e fruit and veg. and go into your local health food store and you will find alot of products that are just what they are. by that i mean for example corn flakes that is 100% cornflakes and nothing else and things like that
2007-01-16 04:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by snowflakes 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
it is the cheapest form of sugar...
when they take the fat out of products, which ALL diet products have done, b/c people think that it is the fat in food that makes them fat and not the calories as it is, they replace it with sugar. There if HFCS because it is cheapest to put in!!
2007-01-16 04:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've done some solid home work girl. Guess we can't trust the manufacturers of "diet products"? My guess to answer your question is that people crave sweets and that "diet products" with corn syrup sells better?
2007-01-16 04:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ivar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The food producer who uses this stuff doesn't give a darn about your health.
2007-01-16 04:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Bill 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Apparently this is used because it is cheaper, has a much longer shelf life, and is easier to blend and transport because it is a liquid. You can read more here
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL
2007-01-16 04:40:10 · answer #5 · answered by Nurse Annie 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
'Cause it's cheaper than refined sugar.
2007-01-16 04:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
to make it taste somewhat edible
2007-01-16 04:37:12 · answer #7 · answered by NM 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is cheaper and taste good thats why they use it.
2007-01-16 04:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
organic oatmeal and bananas..hello?
2007-01-16 04:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by Derrick Zooolander 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋