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High Fructose Corn Syrup is made from cornstarch, and is a combination of fructose and sucrose. It is sweeter and cheaper than sugar and extends the shelf life of products. For these reasons, it has become a popular ingredient in many sodas, fruit-flavored drinks and other processed foods. High fructose consumption contributes to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. It raises blood levels of cholesterol and another type of fat, triglyceride. It makes blood cells more prone to clotting, and... Read Full Story

I wonder if we can all just ban high fructose corn syrup from our diets. It seems to have no nutrional content and everything I have ever read about it was bad Corn Syrup This would be a voluntary ban mind you. The government has too much control of our lives as it is. As a bonus,there will be more corn for real food and feed and the price of food might go down. We would all be less fat too. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The Dangers Of High Fructose Corn SyrupHigh... Read Full Story

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that-one of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly In a study appearing in a current issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the researcher's findings suggest that the right type of carbohydrates a person eats may be just as important in weight control as the number of calories a person eats. Current health guidelines... Read Full Story

There I was, facing a 6 year old's birthday party at an easter egg hunt at a indoor theme park. On four hours sleep. I needed my precious caffeine and I needed it bad. What I had on hand was a never-tried-before Socko energy drink by Bliss Beverage and a Ultra-Hip Design Shop in Arizona. The ingredients list did not give me hope, not listing the amount of caffeine I was about to get, while filling me with high fructose corn syrup. After I downed the can I found myself in a very long line very... Read Full Story

Right now what I want you to do is go to your refrigerator and find the orange juice or pomegranate juice. Turn it over to look at the ingredients. When I bought my dog two years ago, I asked the clerk about the best food to feed a not-nearly-twenty-pounds pug. He suggested me a brand because this particular one would leave an easy clean up (if you know what I mean). I questioned him what the difference was between the brand he suggested to me and the other ones. He had me pick up the bag of... Read Full Story