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Corn Syrup -- More High Fructose Than We Thought?
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct. 27) -- For years, nutritionists and industry officials alike have considered the merits of high-fructose corn syrup with one key fact in mind: At a chemical level, it has nearly equal levels of fructose and glucose. As it turns out, that may not be true after all. A new study published in the journal Obesity measured the amounts of different types of sugars in 23 kinds of drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup. And they found that several brands contained corn syrup made up of 65 percent fructose, not 55 percent, which has been the commonly cited statistic until now. The ...
Are High-Fructose Corn Syrup Concerns Overhyped?
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Sept. 21) -- High-fructose corn syrup isn't making Americans fat. Or at least not to a greater extent than the other varieties of sugar we scarf down in increasingly excessive quantities. That's the bottom line from a myriad of food writers and health experts, after the Corn Refiners Association last week encountered widespread media ire over efforts to change the product's name to simply "corn sugar." Even Surge Desk joined the fray, noting that the CRA's name-change master plan was spurred by "negative connotations among American consumers, who have come to associate the ingredient with ...
Corn Syrup Manufacturers: Just Call Us 'Sugar' and Nobody Gets Fat
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Sept. 14) -- After months of unflattering media coverage and lagging sales, high-fructose corn syrup manufacturers this week are vying for a strategic name change to revamp their reputation. "Corn sugar" is the new moniker, and the Corn Refiners Association has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve labels that carry the name instead of "corn syrup." Why? Mostly because of negative connotations among American consumers, who have come to associate the ingredient with weight gain and -- despite a dearth of concrete evidence -- health problems beyond those caused by standard ...
Fructose: The Sugar of Choice for Cancer Cells
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 3) -- All sugars are not created equal, according to new research that's established fructose as the food of choice for hungry, proliferating pancreatic cancer cells. And the finding offers more than just a new clue to understanding, and maybe curing, cancer. It's also bad news for most Americans, who devour more fructose, much of it via high-fructose corn syrup, than ever. The sugary compound -- derived from glucose and fructose -- is found in soft drinks, packaged cookies, cereals and other grocery store mainstays. The average American consumes nearly 60 pounds of HFCS a year. What ...
Corn: A Story With More Than One Kernel of Truth
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyAfter my most recent rant -- I mean post -- on cheap food, I received a very nice response from Audrae Erickson, the president of the Corn Refiners Association, seeking to clear up any confusion about government subsidies and corn, and to allay any concerns about the sweet nature of corn sweetener. Ms. Erickson posted a short reply in the comments section of my original post, and then followed up with a more detailed reply in an e-mail. Her message reminded me that there are always (at least) two sides to a story. For instance, among the points she made is this one: "Manufacturers of corn ...
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