Comments on: High Fructose Corn Syrup challenge http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Davis http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 Jason Davis Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:05:45 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-3498 well said, John. I've been hiding a reply by the CFA, mailed to me at the New U office, and for which I plan to discuss in the coming month. Please do come back around the end of September! well said, John. I’ve been hiding a reply by the CFA, mailed to me at the New U office, and for which I plan to discuss in the coming month. Please do come back around the end of September!

]]> By: John http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-3493 John Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:41 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-3493 It looks like CRA employees are going around spamming disclaimers like this to stop people from spreading the truth about this toxic ingredient. They can measure the calories and say that it's "nutritionally" the same in regards to the nutritional facts on the back of a label, but general knowledge of nutrition should probably tell you that something that causes liver damage, obesity, and diabetes isn't a healthy choice. Helps keep the ingredients in condiments evenly dispersed? They are grasping at lies and phantom straws here with these false arguments as people begin to realize how unhealthy HFCS is. You can reduce tartness by adding ANY type of sugar to a dressing or marinade. You can add moisture without using high fructose corn syrup. None of these excuses fly. And we're pretty sure that the CFA doesn't receive government support payments. CFA are the ones paying the government and FDA to allow them to pass this stuff off as food. Your only evidence is your own website, a paper about the price of corn, and a paid off association that gave you a good word. My evidence is the hundreds of obese Americans out there, and the many who have lost weight by avoiding said HFCS. It looks like CRA employees are going around spamming disclaimers like this to stop people from spreading the truth about this toxic ingredient. They can measure the calories and say that it’s “nutritionally” the same in regards to the nutritional facts on the back of a label, but general knowledge of nutrition should probably tell you that something that causes liver damage, obesity, and diabetes isn’t a healthy choice.

Helps keep the ingredients in condiments evenly dispersed? They are grasping at lies and phantom straws here with these false arguments as people begin to realize how unhealthy HFCS is.

You can reduce tartness by adding ANY type of sugar to a dressing or marinade. You can add moisture without using high fructose corn syrup. None of these excuses fly.

And we’re pretty sure that the CFA doesn’t receive government support payments. CFA are the ones paying the government and FDA to allow them to pass this stuff off as food.

Your only evidence is your own website, a paper about the price of corn, and a paid off association that gave you a good word. My evidence is the hundreds of obese Americans out there, and the many who have lost weight by avoiding said HFCS.

]]> By: Laura Linger http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Laura Linger Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:17:09 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-3010 Hi, Jason. I really enjoyed your article. Please stick with your quest to rid your life of high fructose corn syrup. It is so, so worth it. I have been off the stuff for only ten days and I have dropped SEVEN pounds so far without effort. I am sleeping better, my blood sugar is more stable, my cravings for sweets are diminishing, my overall appetite is smaller, and I am eating better than I have in years. I have gone through a withdrawal, I will not lie. It only serves to strengthen my resolve to get this GARBAGE out of my life once and for all. I believe fervently that high fructose corn syrup is the single most disastrous thing to befall American diets, and that it is a poison. Laura Linger Hi, Jason. I really enjoyed your article. Please stick with your quest to rid your life of high fructose corn syrup. It is so, so worth it. I have been off the stuff for only ten days and I have dropped SEVEN pounds so far without effort. I am sleeping better, my blood sugar is more stable, my cravings for sweets are diminishing, my overall appetite is smaller, and I am eating better than I have in years.

I have gone through a withdrawal, I will not lie. It only serves to strengthen my resolve to get this GARBAGE out of my life once and for all.

I believe fervently that high fructose corn syrup is the single most disastrous thing to befall American diets, and that it is a poison.

Laura Linger

]]> By: Cornrefiner http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2987 Cornrefiner Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:52:22 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-2987 High fructose corn syrup may have a complicated-sounding name, but it’s simply a kind of corn sugar that is nutritionally the same as table sugar. According to the American Dietetic Association, “high fructose corn syrup…is nutritionally equivalent to sucrose. Once absorbed into the blood stream, the two sweeteners are indistinguishable.” High fructose corn syrup, sugar and honey all contain the same number of calories (four calories per gram). High fructose corn syrup is used in the food supply because of its many functional benefits. It is used in certain applications for sweetening, and in other applications it performs functions that have little to do with sweetening. For example, it retains moisture in bran cereals, helps keep breakfast and energy bars moist, maintains consistent flavors in beverages and keeps ingredients evenly dispersed in condiments. High fructose corn syrup enhances spice and fruit flavors in yogurts and marinades. In salad dressings and spaghetti sauce, it improves flavor by reducing tartness. In addition to its excellent browning characteristics for breads and baked goods, it is a highly fermentable nutritive sweetener and prolongs product freshness. Manufacturers of corn sweeteners do not receive government support payments. Our industry buys corn on the open market and has been faced with above average corn prices due to increased demand for corn. For more information, visit http://www.promarinternational.com/pdfs/CommoditiesBriefs/Perspective%20on%20farm%20policy%20and%20corn%20refining.pdf Consumers can see the latest research and learn more about high fructose corn syrup at www.SweetSurprise.com. Audrae Erickson President Corn Refiners Association High fructose corn syrup may have a complicated-sounding name, but it’s simply a kind of corn sugar that is nutritionally the same as table sugar.

According to the American Dietetic Association, “high fructose corn syrup…is nutritionally equivalent to sucrose. Once absorbed into the blood stream, the two sweeteners are indistinguishable.”

High fructose corn syrup, sugar and honey all contain the same number of calories (four calories per gram).

High fructose corn syrup is used in the food supply because of its many functional benefits. It is used in certain applications for sweetening, and in other applications it performs functions that have little to do with sweetening. For example, it retains moisture in bran cereals, helps keep breakfast and energy bars moist, maintains consistent flavors in beverages and keeps ingredients evenly dispersed in condiments. High fructose corn syrup enhances spice and fruit flavors in yogurts and marinades. In salad dressings and spaghetti sauce, it improves flavor by reducing tartness. In addition to its excellent browning characteristics for breads and baked goods, it is a highly fermentable nutritive sweetener and prolongs product freshness.

Manufacturers of corn sweeteners do not receive government support payments. Our industry buys corn on the open market and has been faced with above average corn prices due to increased demand for corn.

For more information, visit http://www.promarinternational.com/pdfs/CommoditiesBriefs/Perspective%20on%20farm%20policy%20and%20corn%20refining.pdf

Consumers can see the latest research and learn more about high fructose corn syrup at http://www.SweetSurprise.com.

Audrae Erickson
President
Corn Refiners Association

]]> By: Jason Davis http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Jason Davis Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:39:21 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-2983 Kim, I appreciate the info. I agree that corn and its derivatives are rather abundant and seemingly unnecessary in foods you might think are unrelated. However, I'm concerned with the ease in which some people assume they have an issue. In most cases, correlation is not causation. I would urge anyone who has food intolerance issues to see their doctor before presumptuous and non-professional conclusions are made. While it is possible that corn can be a problem, even a Doctor wouldn't know until an allergy test is administered. - Jason Kim,

I appreciate the info. I agree that corn and its derivatives are rather abundant and seemingly unnecessary in foods you might think are unrelated. However, I’m concerned with the ease in which some people assume they have an issue.

In most cases, correlation is not causation.

I would urge anyone who has food intolerance issues to see their doctor before presumptuous and non-professional conclusions are made. While it is possible that corn can be a problem, even a Doctor wouldn’t know until an allergy test is administered.

- Jason

]]> By: Corn Allergy Kim http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/04/features/high-fructose-corn-syrup-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 Corn Allergy Kim Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:11:52 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/?p=12457#comment-2980 I enjoyed your story and it is a challenge to quit corn. Unfortunately, my son and I are allergic to corn and I think it may be from overuse of corn. Also, it is difficult to tell you have a corn allergy because it's in everything. I am starting to think that there are others like us suffering needlessly so I started a web site to explain corn allergies and to provide corn free recipes: www.cornallergysymptoms.com. I enjoyed your story and it is a challenge to quit corn. Unfortunately, my son and I are allergic to corn and I think it may be from overuse of corn. Also, it is difficult to tell you have a corn allergy because it’s in everything. I am starting to think that there are others like us suffering needlessly so I started a web site to explain corn allergies and to provide corn free recipes: http://www.cornallergysymptoms.com.

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