Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: Want to stay healthy? DON'T EAT THIS
Do you know what High Fructose Corn Syrup is? Did you know that it's in many of the foods you eat? It's making our nation fat and unhealthy. I'm launching a grass roots approach to a full scale boycott of foods that contain this vile substance. I want to get as many as people as possible to boycott it during the month of September. Go to my facebook page to learn more, get involved in discussions and join this cause. It's time to send a message to our government and major food corporations.
www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup/196356335617?v=info&viewas=839938927 _________________ "Stood alone on a mountain top, starin' out at the Great Divide. I could go east, I could go west. It was all up to me to decide."
For taste purposes I tend to drink Coke made in Mexico (no HFCS), which is fairly easy to find around here. Not sure what trade laws are being violated, if at all, but tough noogies. Sugar and caffeine in one convenient tooth scrubbing, battery cleaning beverage! Yum.
I don't blame the food for making me a tad overweight...I blame myself for choosing to eat it. And donuts. Evil, evil donuts are to blame.
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: Coke?
Hi Hikeup!
Well, if you are going to drink something as unhealthy as Coke, at least you're drinking the sugar version.
I'm a Personal Trainer, so I'm highly aware of what's good and what's bad for us. Even caffeine, in moderation can be fine. But if we consume more than 400 mg per day, we open ourselves up to high blood pressure and obesity! It raises our cortisol levels, thereby promoting fat storage.
But again- good call on the SUGAR instead of HFCS. _________________ "Stood alone on a mountain top, starin' out at the Great Divide. I could go east, I could go west. It was all up to me to decide."
Let's review: HFCS isn't healthy, but there's no reason to believe it's any worse for you than cane or beet sugar; HFCS is just as "natural" as any other sweetener, at least according to the U.S. government; and while HFCS seems to have a slightly different taste from pure sucrose, many people prefer it. So why are we abandoning high-fructose corn syrup? It doesn't matter how weak each claim is on its own terms; together, they seem irrefutable. You can win over hypochondriacs with one argument, environmentalists with another, and gourmands with a third. That's the beauty of the three-pronged critique: It's customizable. The foodies haven't just killed HFCS—they've stuck a fork in it.
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: Well
HFCS goes straight to your liver, unlike non fructose sugars. Since most Americans are taking in about 80% of their calories from HFCS, this is bad. In fact, children are now developing fatty liver disease and cirrhosis!! Way too much for our livers! _________________ "Stood alone on a mountain top, starin' out at the Great Divide. I could go east, I could go west. It was all up to me to decide."
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Well
Liz wrote:
HFCS goes straight to your liver, unlike non fructose sugars. Since most Americans are taking in about 80% of their calories from HFCS, this is bad. In fact, children are now developing fatty liver disease and cirrhosis!! Way too much for our livers!
Wait what?
80% of calories from HFCS?
That's so absurd I'd laugh, except it has to be so wrong I hope people don't actually believe that. _________________ http://socalhikes.com/
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Well
Zé wrote:
Liz wrote:
HFCS goes straight to your liver, unlike non fructose sugars. Since most Americans are taking in about 80% of their calories from HFCS, this is bad. In fact, children are now developing fatty liver disease and cirrhosis!! Way too much for our livers!
Wait what?
80% of calories from HFCS?
That's so absurd I'd laugh, except it has to be so wrong I hope people don't actually believe that.
Let's look at the numbers. For a 2000 Calorie diet, 80% is 1600 Cal. At 4 Cal/g, that's 400 g of HFCS -- basically a pound of the stuff per day.
I'll join Ze and claim to be from Missouri on this one.
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:04 am Post subject: Calories
The 80% thing is for the AVERAGE American. Most of us tough, fit hikers are NOT the average! You know that!
It's highly possible to get 1600 calories/day from foods containing HFCS. It is in cereals, breads, crackers, cookies, jelly, juice, soda, chips, ketchup, mayo, yogurt, ice cream, baking mixes....in A LOT of things. It's not just in things you think of as being sweet treats. And remember, the AVERAGE American consumes mostly processed foods and not the whole foods, fruits, veggies and organic stuff that many healthy hikers eat.
Orowheat Bread just made a great decision and started making their breads without HFCS. They are proudly declaring this on their packaging. _________________ "Stood alone on a mountain top, starin' out at the Great Divide. I could go east, I could go west. It was all up to me to decide."
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Calories
Liz wrote:
The 80% thing is for the AVERAGE American. Most of us tough, fit hikers are NOT the average! You know that!
It's highly possible to get 1600 calories/day from foods containing HFCS. It is in cereals, breads, crackers, cookies, jelly, juice, soda, chips, ketchup, mayo, yogurt, ice cream, baking mixes....in A LOT of things. It's not just in things you think of as being sweet treats. And remember, the AVERAGE American consumes mostly processed foods and not the whole foods, fruits, veggies and organic stuff that many healthy hikers eat.
Orowheat Bread just made a great decision and started making their breads without HFCS. They are proudly declaring this on their packaging.
I am not going to defend HFCS, which is empty crap. I'm sure that Americans consume way too much of it. I am just skeptical of a claim that the average American gets 80% of his calories from it. I'd like to see the data on that!
For example, this Web site makes some reasonable comments about HFCS, including:
Quote:
Observational data suggest that sweetened beverages, usually from HFCS, may be linked to the rise in obesity. In 2000, the intake of added sugars for the average American was two and a half times that recommended by the Dietary Guidelines, and nearly half of the added sugars came from high fructose corn syrup. Soft drink consumption has increased by more than 5-fold in the past 50 years, and soft drinks are now the leading source of refined sugars in the American diet.
If half of the added sugar is HFCS, then 80% of the total calories are not from HFCS. Sugar is not the only source of calories in the diet. I saw a claim the other day that the average American gets 34% of his calories from fat. And people do eat starch and protein.
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