Comments on: Misleading HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) Commericals http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/ No Diets, No Cardio, No Excuses Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: More Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup | Zen to Fitness http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 More Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup | Zen to Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:56:12 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2641 [...] am sure most readers of this blog are aware of the dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS which is in just about every soft drink around the world at the moment, its not only in Soft Drinks [...] [...] am sure most readers of this blog are aware of the dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS which is in just about every soft drink around the world at the moment, its not only in Soft Drinks [...]

]]> By: Mike OD http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Mike OD Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:41:40 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2744 You can also add in high fructose ties to increased leptin resistance (which has a major link to obesity) "Subsequent exposure of the fructose-mediated leptin-resistant rats to a high fat diet lead to exacerbated weight gain (50.2 ± 2 g) compared with correspondingly fed leptin-responsive animals that were pre-treated with the fructose-free diet (30.4 ± 5.8 g, p= 0.012). Our data indicate that chronic fructose consumption induces leptin resistance prior to body weight, adiposity, serum leptin, insulin or glucose increases, and this fructose-induced leptin resistance accelerates high fat induced obesity. " http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/00195.2008v1 You can also add in high fructose ties to increased leptin resistance (which has a major link to obesity)

“Subsequent exposure of the fructose-mediated leptin-resistant rats to a high fat diet lead to exacerbated weight gain (50.2 ± 2 g) compared with correspondingly fed leptin-responsive animals that were pre-treated with the fructose-free diet (30.4 ± 5.8 g, p= 0.012). Our data indicate that chronic fructose consumption induces leptin resistance prior to body weight, adiposity, serum leptin, insulin or glucose increases, and this fructose-induced leptin resistance accelerates high fat induced obesity. ”

http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/00195.2008v1

]]> By: Integrative Nutrition http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Integrative Nutrition Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:53:54 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2681 These commercials ARE an outrage. I could not believe they were aired. A large number of graduates from Integrative Nutrition (I'm a graduate) were really upset about this mix-messaging. HFCS is totally artificial because it cannot be found "naturally" growing in the ground. It's like calling cocaine natural (it's processed from a plant too!). It's like saying cocaine is not bad for you in small amounts. So obviously the corn association has an agenda on this. If you agree, check out Integrative's blog on more issues: http://blog.integrativenutrition.com/. These commercials ARE an outrage. I could not believe they were aired. A large number of graduates from Integrative Nutrition (I’m a graduate) were really upset about this mix-messaging. HFCS is totally artificial because it cannot be found “naturally” growing in the ground. It’s like calling cocaine natural (it’s processed from a plant too!). It’s like saying cocaine is not bad for you in small amounts. So obviously the corn association has an agenda on this. If you agree, check out Integrative’s blog on more issues: http://blog.integrativenutrition.com/.

]]> By: Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:47:11 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2589 Mike - frustration finally got the better of me and I created an alternative version of the HFCS advertisement that you may find amusing - check it out: <a href='http://paynowlivelater.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-fructose-low-budget-alternative.html' rel="nofollow">Alternative HFCS Advertisement</a> Mike – frustration finally got the better of me and I created an alternative version of the HFCS advertisement that you may find amusing – check it out:

Alternative HFCS Advertisement

]]> By: Mike OD http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Mike OD Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:58:48 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2585 Like anything, in small doses it probably won't kill you right off the bat but the body and it's state of health is more the sum of all parts (or sum of what we put into our body). So it does have a big effect longterm if it's coming in small doses from 1000 different places or we are getting small doses of 1000 different chemicals that our body has to deal with (and then that summation just overloads the liver and immune system). All in all....it's about prevention and limiting the intake/damage as much as possible, because that is all we can do daily. Like anything, in small doses it probably won’t kill you right off the bat but the body and it’s state of health is more the sum of all parts (or sum of what we put into our body). So it does have a big effect longterm if it’s coming in small doses from 1000 different places or we are getting small doses of 1000 different chemicals that our body has to deal with (and then that summation just overloads the liver and immune system). All in all….it’s about prevention and limiting the intake/damage as much as possible, because that is all we can do daily.

]]> By: FlatGreg http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 FlatGreg Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:24:36 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2575 Mike, Thanks a bunch for that info - I love the technical stuff. Sounds like both the overall increase in consumption as well as the undesired compounds that end up in HFCS are the problem. Mike,

Thanks a bunch for that info – I love the technical stuff. Sounds like both the overall increase in consumption as well as the undesired compounds that end up in HFCS are the problem.

]]> By: Mike OD http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 Mike OD Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:17:31 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2512 AT22 - just remember to stop if you are feeling really sick. Try to eat some more fruit to keep your blood sugar a little more stable (not knowing if that is the issue....as it could be more anxiety people have when they start fasting and not eating...as many are so addicted to food even subconsciously and start stressing out at the thought of not eating). Slow and steady wins the race and when in doubt check with a Dr if you think things are going wrong or want to know if you really have hypoglycemic issues. AT22 – just remember to stop if you are feeling really sick. Try to eat some more fruit to keep your blood sugar a little more stable (not knowing if that is the issue….as it could be more anxiety people have when they start fasting and not eating…as many are so addicted to food even subconsciously and start stressing out at the thought of not eating). Slow and steady wins the race and when in doubt check with a Dr if you think things are going wrong or want to know if you really have hypoglycemic issues.

]]> By: AT22 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 AT22 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:32:04 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2572 Thanks for the advice, Mike. I like the 12-8 window. I'll "start" with that and then see if I can't slowly move it a little. Or maybe that will be great for me. Thanks for the advice, Mike. I like the 12-8 window. I’ll “start” with that and then see if I can’t slowly move it a little. Or maybe that will be great for me.

]]> By: Mike OD http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 Mike OD Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2571 Greg - You may like this article: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19526192.800-diabetes-fears-over-corn-syrup-in-soda.html "Chi-Tang Ho at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and his colleagues found that adding the syrup to fizzy drinks makes them up to 10 times richer in harmful carbonyl compounds - elevated in people with diabetes and blamed for causing diabetic complications such as foot ulcers and eye and nerve damage - than fizzy drinks containing cane sugar. The most harmful compound, called methylglyoxal, is known to damage cells directly. "The link between methylglyoxal and diabetic complications is well documented," says Ho, whose team found carbonyl compounds in 11 popular brands of soft drink sweetened with the syrup. High-fructose corn syrup is popular in the US, where import tariffs make cane sugar relatively expensive. It is made by treating corn starch with enzymes that transform some of the glucose into fructose. Ho says these free-floating monosaccharides can undergo the so-called Maillard reaction, which converts them into carbonyl compounds. By contrast, cane sugar consists almost entirely of pure sucrose, a disaccharide." and another article on the same research but more info: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/532433/ "Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. In a laboratory study of commonly consumed carbonated beverages, the scientists found that drinks containing the syrup had high levels of reactive compounds that have been shown by others to have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage that could cause the disease, which is at epidemic levels." another good article on HFCS http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL In the end I think it is most dangerous because it is consumed in greater amounts than table sugar....because it is hidden in so many processed things nowadays. Greg – You may like this article:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19526192.800-diabetes-fears-over-corn-syrup-in-soda.html
“Chi-Tang Ho at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and his colleagues found that adding the syrup to fizzy drinks makes them up to 10 times richer in harmful carbonyl compounds – elevated in people with diabetes and blamed for causing diabetic complications such as foot ulcers and eye and nerve damage – than fizzy drinks containing cane sugar.

The most harmful compound, called methylglyoxal, is known to damage cells directly. “The link between methylglyoxal and diabetic complications is well documented,” says Ho, whose team found carbonyl compounds in 11 popular brands of soft drink sweetened with the syrup.

High-fructose corn syrup is popular in the US, where import tariffs make cane sugar relatively expensive. It is made by treating corn starch with enzymes that transform some of the glucose into fructose. Ho says these free-floating monosaccharides can undergo the so-called Maillard reaction, which converts them into carbonyl compounds. By contrast, cane sugar consists almost entirely of pure sucrose, a disaccharide.”

and another article on the same research but more info:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/532433/
“Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. In a laboratory study of commonly consumed carbonated beverages, the scientists found that drinks containing the syrup had high levels of reactive compounds that have been shown by others to have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage that could cause the disease, which is at epidemic levels.”

another good article on HFCS
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL

In the end I think it is most dangerous because it is consumed in greater amounts than table sugar….because it is hidden in so many processed things nowadays.

]]> By: FlatGreg http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/09/12/ourtage-at-hfcs-commericals-and-humor-to-calm-the-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 FlatGreg Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:17:24 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=131#comment-2570 Thanks Mike. I commercial is absolutely ridiculous, it's on par with those commercials embracing CO2 production. Thanks for pointing out the funding source of the study. I usually make it a point to check things like this and missed it this time. To help me understand the issue, can you point me at a resource that shows why HFCS is worse than sugar? I'm looking for something on the technical side. Modern forager wrote "I don’t think HFCS is going to do a great deal more damage than an equivalent amount of sugar, honey, or agave. HFCS is more processed than sugar and even farther more processed than honey, but in the end, it’s all sugar and all about the same concentration of glucose-to-fructose. " The Weston Price article doesn't make the HFCS vs sugar comparison either, just that fructose is bad. Thanks for the article and the links, they've been very educational. Thanks Mike. I commercial is absolutely ridiculous, it’s on par with those commercials embracing CO2 production.

Thanks for pointing out the funding source of the study. I usually make it a point to check things like this and missed it this time. To help me understand the issue, can you point me at a resource that shows why HFCS is worse than sugar? I’m looking for something on the technical side.

Modern forager wrote “I don’t think HFCS is going to do a great deal more damage than an equivalent amount of sugar, honey, or agave. HFCS is more processed than sugar and even farther more processed than honey, but in the end, it’s all sugar and all about the same concentration of glucose-to-fructose. ”

The Weston Price article doesn’t make the HFCS vs sugar comparison either, just that fructose is bad. Thanks for the article and the links, they’ve been very educational.

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