HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (HFCS) Big Food is at it again, hiding ingredients they know we really don’t want to consume in their products. This time it’s the presence of a new version of high fructose corn syrup. This time it’s the presence of a new version of high fructose corn syrup. But this is not the innocuous fructose that has sweetened the fruits humans have eaten since the beginning of time. This is a questionable ingredient with many names that are causing all sorts of health problems. For example, the product of General Mills’, Vanilla Chex, an updated version of the Chex cereal sol in most grocery stores for many years. The front of the box clearly states that the product contains “no high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), but turn the box over to read the ingredient list and there is is – the new isolated fructose. Why is this a problem? According to the Corn Refiners Association, there’s been a sneaky name change. The term ‘fructose’ is now being used to denote a product that was previously known as HFCS-90, meaning it is 90% pure fructose, and you will know why General Mills is so eager to keep you in the dark. Syrups with 90% fructose will not state high fructose corn syrup on the label (anymore), they will state ‘fructose’ or ‘fructose syrup’. High fructose corn syrup is a food ingredient that has become widely used as a cheaper replacement for natural sugar during the past 40 years and that 40 year time span has also seen skyrocketing incidences of obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic diseases. In other words, high fructose corn syrup is just another artificial sweetener. As for General Mills, it has a history of deceiving the public. Earlier this year, it was prohibited from labeling its products that contain synthetic ingredients as ‘natural’. But General Mills is not alone in deception. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has also been successful in removing the ‘natural’ labels from 7Up (Dr. Pepper Snapple), Crystal Light (Kraft Foods), and Edy’s Ice Cream (Dreyer’s). Don’t Reward Bad Behavior: If you want to engage in a healthy diet and you don’t want to be fooled by Big Food, it is essential that you read the labels of the products you buy. If you see ingredients that compromise your health or that you can’t pronounce or understand, walk away from the products made by that company. It is clear that company does not have your best interest at heart. Buy only from companies that have demonstrated over and over that they care more about you and your health than they do about their bottom line.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:49:24 +0000
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