High Fructose Corn Syrup

Maybe you noticed the recent news advocating High Fructose Corn Syrup
(HFCS). Even some fitness professionals have begin to downplay the
effects of it. Of course lots of money is involved in these
campaigns. So what are the facts about HFCS, Sugar & Artificial
Sweeteners?
I
will do my best to be unbiased. (but as you know I trust the natural over lab
foods)
First so far, no
sugars have been shown to be addictive.


HFCS Benefits (yes there are)

-its cheaper & sweeter than sugar, lowering food cost

-made in America, improving the economy (its a corn product, that's natural right?)

-its war proof, no other country can control Americas supply.

HFCS Negatives

-adds calories

-processed in the liver (stimulating fat production (triglycerides))

-doesn't stimulate feeling of being full (may decreases leptin)

Sugar Benefits

-Hawaii sugar is also an American product

-stimulates feeling of being full so you consume less

-processed in the stomach (easier on the liver) (bleached & 'treated' may not be)

Sugar Negatives

-adds calories

-more expensive

-usually grown outside US territories (others countries can influence the
price)

Artificial Sweeteners Benefits

-usually no calories

-American made

Artificial Sweeteners Negatives

-processed in the liver

-How much do you want to read?

(HFCS also have been linked with significant weight gain over sugar & increased risk of diabetes.
Some have even suggested using sugar water to curb your appetite.)

Sources: Fresh
Thinking Health Magazine, OrganicStyle.com, Fat Land: How Americans Became the
Fattest People in the World, 2004
Harvard Nurses Study (follow-up), Harvard School of Public Health Study on soda consumption. (2005 article by Amy
Palanjian) OnFitness Magazine did an outstanding scienctific expose' on the subject in 2009

No for my biased opinion:
The overly simplified choice seems to be Chemicals or Food. Labs or Plants.

Why would you want to increase your appetite, abuse your liver, produce more
fat, & choose lab chemicals over food? The key seems to always to be moderation even if the sweetener has no calories. Honey & Sugar are terms of endearment, that may be true for you diet too. Ever tried to call your sweetheart High Fructose Corn Syrup? or Splenda?

Recommended reading: In Defense of Food, Eating Animals, and A Hungry Planet What the World Eats.