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 there any way to eat no high fructose corn syrup in modern us?

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No: No if you choose to eat candy, cookies, pastries, frosted flakes, other yamies, and drink non diet sodas you can not escape. Yes if you choose to eat whole grain cereals , vegetable snakes, fruits, low fat yogurt diet sodas. To enhance the taste last 3 decades the trend is  increased use of hfcs in food product. A real concern its effect on health, like obesity( due incre cal )blood triglycerides levels.

Question 5

is there a high fructose corn syrup -free diet that i can get on?

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Read labels: Read labels and avoid as much processed food as possible.  Get foods with natural ingredients or organic.  The more you cook from scratch, the less corn syrup will be exposed to.  Also, note, all the major brands of soda have corn syrup.  Go to grocery stores like whole foods or trader joe's - but still read the labels on packaged/processed/cooked foods.

Question 6

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

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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 7

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 8

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

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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 9

so what exactly is the difference between fructose and high fructose corn syrup(hfcs)?

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Good question: Fructose is a natural sugar found in fruits. It is what god made. It is a monosaccaride and is absorbed directly during digestion.
Hfcs  comprises any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose to produce a desired sweetness. This is not natural and has been shown to cause problems like fatty liver and obesity. It is not healthy.

Question 10

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

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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.

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