Question 1

is high fructose corn syrup unhealthy?

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Depends who's asking: I have done quite a bit of reading on this.  Studies in mice show metabolic syndrome (middle-age man syndrome) can be induced with high fructose diets and reversed when it is removed.  This is not true of glucose or sucrose. See the article: "research offers insight to how fructose causes obesity and other illness"
sciencedaily (feb. 27, 2012) or am j physiol renal physiol. 2006 mar;290(3):f625-31.

Question 2

why is high fructose corn syrup bad for you?

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Processed Food: It is a processed food that your body needs to break down, it is not bad for you if consumed in moderation.

Question 3

how harmful is high fructose corn syrup for your health?

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Fructose?: Humans have a limit to how much fructose the bowel can absorb at any given time. If you max out this limit, the fructose stays in the bowel and causes pain, bloating, and diarrhea. This is not dangerous, however. Just uncomfortable. The real health problem with hfcs is that because of its sugar contents, it is a major contributor to obesity and its consequences such as type ii diabetes.

Question 4

is it advisable to completely avoid drinks with high fructose corn syrup?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: You are unlikely to be "allergic" to this sugar and although it has a high calorie to sweetness ratio it is just a simple food source. A diet composed of high quality carbohydrates fats and proteins is likely to support the healthiest lifestyle. However, an occasional intake of this sugar source is of no consequence to most.

Question 5

what do you think of the commercial products with high fructose corn syrup?

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Stay away : Hfcs is just plain bad for you. If you can stay away from it, you will likely be better off from a health standpoint. There isn't enough room here to go into details...Google - joseph mercola md, he has plenty to say on it.

Question 6

i've heard many times that high fructose corn syrup is bad for you. why is that so?

Accepted Answer

A little bit: Corn syrup is higher in fructose. Fructose tends to be converted in the body more rapidly into fat than glucose which is higher in plain sugar. Both types should be monitored by you as part of a balanced diet to limit calories if that is your goal.

Question 7

i'm wondering what effect does high fructose corn syrup have on the body and why is it bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Fat storage: Corn syrup is higher in fructose. Fructose tends to be converted in the body more rapidly into fat than glucose which is higher in plain sugar. Both types should be monitored by you as part of a balanced diet to limit calories if that is your goal.

Question 8

what's the health difference between cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup?

Accepted Answer

Almost same: Cane sugar or sucrose, is table sugar has 50% glucose 50% fructose.High fructose corn syrup  hfcs  fructose content varies hfcs 55 has 55% fructose, rest glucose and other sugars  hfcs40  has 40 % fructose rest glucose and other sugars, lesser fructose content. Hfcs is not naturally found, created sugar form corn by a series of enazyes from yeast, another topic bad effects of fructose.

Question 9

what's the difference inside your body between cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup?

Accepted Answer

Processed different: High fructose corn syrup is fructose, a 5-carbon sugar. Cane sugar is a combination of fructose and sucrose (a 6-carbon sugar). Fructose metabolism requires the body to deplete atp, an energy molecule and produces lactic acid. Fructose has numerous problems associated with it including causing/worsening diabetes and increasing uric acid that can worsen gout.

Question 10

how much high fructose corn syrup is in sliced bread? very small, and trivial, or as much more?

Accepted Answer

Sugar : Yes. In some breads. But there are thousands of brands sold in the U.S.  It will vary from bread to bread and bakery to bakery. Why do you ask?

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