Glad your move away from processed foods is having tangible success.
RE: HFCS There is some speculation that though HFCS is a sugar, it is goes through a different chemical process than regular sugar does. There have been a number of studies done that have found a high correlation between HFCS additions to our diet and the rise of obesity since the 1970s.
Of course, correlation does not equal causation, but combined with the other research that suggest problems with diabetes, etc, it should give everyone cause for concern. There are so many different variables with diet that it's hard to pull just one and say XYZ difinitively. Unfortunately, many people seem to have a hard time processing data that has multiple variables which means that industries can generally pull stuff like HFCS past government agencies like the FDA with their better organized use of funds.
Other countries, like Canada, have banned HFCS from things like colas based on the not-yet-conclusive evidence with the thinking that it's better to ban something that might be a problem than to not ban it and find it's a problem later. Again, something our government very seldom does when it comes to health risks (pesticides come to mind).
Taking the moderate road, I try to steer away from it mostly by staying away from lots of processed foods (like you); I certainly don't ban everything HFCS is in.
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Date: 2006-10-31 03:15 am (UTC)RE: HFCS
There is some speculation that though HFCS is a sugar, it is goes through a different chemical process than regular sugar does. There have been a number of studies done that have found a high correlation between HFCS additions to our diet and the rise of obesity since the 1970s.
Of course, correlation does not equal causation, but combined with the other research that suggest problems with diabetes, etc, it should give everyone cause for concern. There are so many different variables with diet that it's hard to pull just one and say XYZ difinitively. Unfortunately, many people seem to have a hard time processing data that has multiple variables which means that industries can generally pull stuff like HFCS past government agencies like the FDA with their better organized use of funds.
Other countries, like Canada, have banned HFCS from things like colas based on the not-yet-conclusive evidence with the thinking that it's better to ban something that might be a problem than to not ban it and find it's a problem later. Again, something our government very seldom does when it comes to health risks (pesticides come to mind).
Taking the moderate road, I try to steer away from it mostly by staying away from lots of processed foods (like you); I certainly don't ban everything HFCS is in.