Re-Named High Fructose Corn Syrum is Still High Fructose Corn Syrup

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For many years one of the largest problems that those of us interested in health have faced is trying to eliminate excessive quantities of sugar from our diets.

If one goes out and starts to examine products on the store shelves, one of the two leading sugar like products is commonly listed as "high fructose corn syrup". High fructose corn syrup is a product that saves the manufacturers of foods a great deal of money in that it very inexpensive to use as an ingredient. The main problem with this one is that it can cause extreme spikes in blood sugar levels in a high percentage of individuals before the pancreas can respond. Some laboratories and researchers are blaming the ever increasing quantities of this product for the massive increases in both diabetes and obesity in the general population. High fructose corn syrup is a very concentrated product when compared against standard sugar. The internet reflects the concentration at multiple sources of being something in the area of 45%.

In response to this, those manufacturing these products came out with the next death torpedo. The newer product is found in a great number of the supposed "flavored health waters" and this one is called crystaline sucrose. If high fructose corn syrup was bad the new one cannot be an improvement because this is a 99% concentration.

The manufacturers of these products are screaming "foul" and are trying to justify their use stating that they have been extensively tested and they are absolutely safe.

The American Public started getting wise and in trying to improve their health started a campaign against the use of this product and simply quit buying products that contained it. This is the smartest thing they can do.

In order to dodge this flying knife requests have been made to the F.D.A. to change the name of high fructose corn syrup on product packaging to "corn sugar". This would in fact disguise the product so that they can go back to their old ways. Based on who is heading the FDA and which industries they came from there is little doubt that this name change will be approved.

Many other countries are far smarter than we are in the United States. Mexico forbids the use of these artificial products in most of their food items.
Coca-Cola manufactured in Mexico is the identical formula of the soft drink sold in the United States decades ago. Some stores have been stocking the Mexican Coke in bottles for some time. Also most Mexican Fanta products are sold in Mexico and are found in some smaller stores in the United States.

There are now "throwback" products available in many of the carbonated beverages. These include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist and a few more.

You wouldn't believe the places you find these sweeteners.

For many years I had purchased Creatine Monohydrate which was a pure product from Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart changed suppliers and the new stocks of this product contain high fructose corn syrup. With bodybuilding and those who live by it's tenants try to lead healthy lives, we are finding these evil products even finding their way into some of our supplements.

Guys, we work hard enough to get what we get. When you pick up your supplements be careful and read the labels before you buy. I went through this one with the kid recently, and after the tongue cancer, we now read every stinking label.
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Beware friends, our world is being polluted by "big business" out for the buck with no consideration for our health. [/COLOR]
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AFAIK crystalline sucrose would be table sugar.. granted white sugar has been processed so it's not as natural as "raw" sugar but it's not as bad as the high fructose corn syrup.. fructose itself isn't that bad either.. it's naturally occurring in fruits but it has to be processed out of something like corn and then they're removing the sucrose that is in there too to make it "high fructose"..

then again being diabetic I'm on the unfortunate side of the problem that if i want anything sweet it's usually gonna have Sucralose (Splenda) in it... at least Splenda doesn't break down into formic acid and formaldehyde like the older sweeteners

Oh and big business (including the drug companies.. actually especially the drug companies) are always out for themselves no matter who they screw.. and since they can buy off politicians they get away with it.