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An interesting article I received this morning about hfcs from SparkPeople.

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The Truth about High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sweet Surprise or Health Demise?
-- By Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian
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If you had asked me five years ago if I thought there was something unique about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) that could lead to weight problems, I would have said “yes.” In fact, I was one of those Registered Dietitians who encouraged families to beware of the "evil" high fructose corn syrup.

Today I am here to confess that as a trained, nutrition professional, I blatantly ignored the No. 1 rule of providing reliable nutrition education for the public. I forgot to rely on published research and evidence for my nutrition recommendations! So today, I am going to set the record straight after reviewing not just one research study but all of them. Read on to find out whether high fructose corn syrup deserves its bad rap and how it really compares with regular sugar.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nut ... asp?id=486

Interesting. My biggest deal with HFCS was that I was addicted to it. 2 months ago I went cold turkey and it has made a huge difference. I have changed nothing else in my lifestyle or diet and have lost 12 pounds.

~H*B*G~ wrote:An interesting article I received this morning about hfcs from SparkPeople.

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The Truth about High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sweet Surprise or Health Demise?
-- By Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian
SparkPeople Sponsors help keep the site free!
If you had asked me five years ago if I thought there was something unique about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) that could lead to weight problems, I would have said “yes.” In fact, I was one of those Registered Dietitians who encouraged families to beware of the "evil" high fructose corn syrup.

Today I am here to confess that as a trained, nutrition professional, I blatantly ignored the No. 1 rule of providing reliable nutrition education for the public. I forgot to rely on published research and evidence for my nutrition recommendations! So today, I am going to set the record straight after reviewing not just one research study but all of them. Read on to find out whether high fructose corn syrup deserves its bad rap and how it really compares with regular sugar.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nut ... asp?id=486

WOW sportsnut...perhaps I could just cut my consumption in half...

~H*B*G~ wrote:WOW sportsnut...perhaps I could just cut my consumption in half...

I tried that more than once. The problem was the addiction was too strong. I could go a week or two with only having one or two pops, but then I would fall back into drinking 4 or 5 a day. That stuff is seriously addicting. I feel great now that I am off it.

Oh I soooo totally understand that addiction. I had been drinking Mt. Dew since I was 16 and when I had my heart attack they took me off RIGHT NOW!! 20+ years of 8-14 cans a day!? it was definitely interesting, they let me have caffeine free, diet Dew...kickin myself in the arse for goin back to sugared soda after 3 months. (sprite, no caffeine)