Perry Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Thanks for posting this. It's yet another reason to avoid HFCS. I wish they would just make everything with real sugar and stop putting so many processed things in foods. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Wow. Very nice. Have you seen this commercial showing that Corn Syrup is just fine after all? ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0&feature=related Margaret, glad we avoid it whenever we can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Wow. :glare: That's awful. We've been avoiding HFCS (&hydrogenated oils) ever since dh took biochem :). Last year we discovered that D is sensitive to all corn/corn-derived products, so our corn consumption is waay down. For more on how cornified our country is, check out the movie "King Corn". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faline Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Yeah, and the last 2 issues of Family Fun magazine had advertisements proclaiming that HFCS is just the same as regular sugar. :rolleyes: ETA: Actually I think the advertisements claimed that HFCS has the same amount of CALORIES as sugar. I don't think it actually compared the two healthwise, but still. It definately makes it look like HFCS is just as harmless as sugar. Edited January 27, 2009 by Faline Just wanted to clarify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yeah, and the last 2 issues of Family Fun magazine had advertisements proclaiming that HFCS is just the same as regular sugar. :rolleyes: Interesting...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Wow. Very nice. Have you seen this commercial showing that Corn Syrup is just fine after all? ;) ....... I saw the commercial on TV yesterday. :001_rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamnkats Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 It was just last year that HFCS began making its way on the Mexican shelves. It is still very rare though, because sugar cane is the most abundant source of sweetener. It is still VERY easy to avoid here because most everything is made from scratch. Wonderful stuff that scratch. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I recently noticed that Karo corn syrup has gone back to the 'original' formula. The past few years they have had HFCs and water listed under ingredients. I'm so glad they changed back. I use corn syrup in my candy making (seasonal)--have not found a suitable substitute yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 But I thought it was a sweet surprise! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS_ Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I recently noticed that Karo corn syrup has gone back to the 'original' formula. The past few years they have had HFCs and water listed under ingredients. I'm so glad they changed back. I use corn syrup in my candy making (seasonal)--have not found a suitable substitute yet. I noticed that too! I had an old bottle of corn syrup in the pantry and needed to buy some more to make homemade marshmallows over Christmas (I *rarely* use corn syrup - that bottle was probably several years old. . .) and saw that the new bottle was just corn syrup and not HCFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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