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Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Odoggy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:58:59 -0000

Add some Jesus in there and I think we have a winner!

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Teyar — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:07:30 -0000

Thats... a flat out lie. HFCS has a TON of different biological responses than Sucrose alone.

They are VERY different chemicals. In small doses its very arguable which one is better, yes.
In the CHRONIC doses we as Americans get...? not so arguable.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

mfsander — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:36:35 -0000

So true! I remember being little and eating sweets, always home baked goods with real sugar, and I really would lose my appetite. It is not like that with processed candies. It really is more dangerous.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Ultraworld — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:23:01 -0000

They can give it all the names they want. It is sugar & people are eating less sugar.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

dawnarun — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:06:42 -0000

Sugar also tastes a hell of a lot better in sodas.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

sankahouse — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:38:05 -0000

Yes, and different metabolic pathways are used to process different sugars in the body with different end results.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

embersyc — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:27:29 -0000

While were at it, lets change the name of the war in Afghanistan to the big peaceful pillow fight in Afghanistan.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Mad — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:14:46 -0000

"Sugar is sugar" - not true. Remember when your Mother warned you eating candy or drinking a soda would ruin your appetite? That's because sugar satiates your hunger, makes you feel full. HFCS does not. All the calories of sugar and none of the benefits. Couple this with all the chemicals used to make HFCS and the reality becomes clear. Sugar is natural and meant for consumption, HFCS is not

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

vjh — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:13:58 -0000

Corn syrup is a ubiquitous product because of the corn subsidies our corporate farmers get from the government. They have to do something with all of it.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Toon — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:03:17 -0000

We need to get a clever artist to make a dollar sign and two corn cobs to look like a skull and crossbones.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Toon — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:56:25 -0000

You should really read Troll detector's link. Here I'll post it again.

http://www.princeton.edu/ma...

Here's a study showing two groups of rats being fed the same number of calories but one group gaining more weight than the other.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

shusss — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:28:16 -0000

How about just placing a skull and crossbones on the packages containing this shit..

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GeminiMishy — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:26:47 -0000

LOL

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

dax — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:14:25 -0000

It's not "corn syrup", it's Patriotic Free Market sweetener, golden nectar of the sun.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

davee44 — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:12:01 -0000

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Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Unaffiliated — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:53:07 -0000

And hopefully they won't add as much sugar as they do now. Would you add 20 sugar packets (at 2 grams/packet) to your coffee? That's how much sugar is in a 12 oz Coke.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

stacysaw — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:38:27 -0000

yes. when the guy says "sugar is sugar" his chemistry may not be accurate but the end result on your body is. where there's sugar in high amounts there's a high, high risk for weight gain. avoid those things and obesity can be lessened.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

littleoopie — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:05:19 -0000

I think it's more telling to look at the CDC charts of obesity along with the rise of the widespread use of HFCS---to correlation seems apparent. I'm not suggesting that this is the only cause for obesity, but it seems as if it plays a key role.

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

dandmcd — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:03:01 -0000

Well, at least they are keeping the name corn in the name, I'll still know what to avoid, and hopefully health advocates will continue their fight over corn products, and major food companies will continue to drop it from their ingredient list and go back to cane sugar.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Odoggy — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:21:35 -0000

That's like saying isopropyl alcohol is the same as ethyl alcohol. Alcohol is alcohol, why rub when you can chug!

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

GrumpyOldMan — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:04:23 -0000

As usual, industry is lying to the public for the sake of profit. There IS a difference between sucrose and fructose and the biochemistry of the body knows the difference. High levels of fructose lead to liver damage, type II diabetes, and heart disease. Read the food labels and avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup or "corn sugar". You could save your life or those of your family.

Re: Forget Corn Syrup: Now It's 'Corn Sugar'

Troll_Detector — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:52:26 -0000

"whether it's corn sugar or cane sugar, your body can't tell the difference. Sugar is sugar."

Not necessarily true.

http://www.princeton.edu/ma...