Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Forwarded for Frances Jo **Health Quick Tip** *Just the single step of eliminating FCFS from your family's diet will be a giant step toward ADHD relief.* *High Fructose Corn Syrup: We find corn syrup in everything, even lunch meat and so-called health foods. The food industry likes HFCS because it's cheap and potentially increases food sales. But is this stuff good for us?* *HFCS is found in almost all foods containing caloric sweeteners. These include most soft drinks and fruit drinks, candied fruits and canned fruits, dairy desserts and flavored yogurts, most baked goods, many cereals, and jellies.* *It is a sweetener made from corn starch, by converting it to glucose and then to various amounts of fructose. It is cheaper than sucrose (table sugar), tastes sweeter, enhances baking properties and is easier to add to beverages. * *High-fructose corn syrup use has been partially driven by its price, which is well below the price of raw sugar. Corn refiners produce high fructose corn syrup by first converting cornstarch to syrup that is nearly all dextrose. * *Ninety-percent of high-fructose corn syrup is used by the beverage industry.* * U.S. sweetener consumption has increased by close to 8 million tons over the last 20 years to a level of approximately 22 million tons in 1999. * *Sugars represent empty calories. In other words, processed sugars contain no nutrition.* *They actually rob the body of vital vitamins, minerals and enzymes, which the body requires to process these sugars.* *As many of you know from first hand experience . . . kids who drink lots of sodas are not hungry. So they often don't want to eat " real " food that has some nutritional value.* *The most common negative behavior as a result to corn sweeteners is hyperactive behavior. * Source: ------ *For more information, Click Here to visit my web site. <http://www.getresponse.com/t/3158700/>* ------ *Copyright 2006 - Jeff Murphy* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains MercuryMon Jan 26, 5:02 pm ETMONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies.HFCS has replaced sugar as the sweetener in many beverages and foods such as breads, cereals, breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurts, soups and condiments. On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS, but teens and other high consumers can take in 80 percent more HFCS than average."Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the [u.S. Food and Drug Administration] to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply," said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Dr. David Wallinga, a co-author of both studies.In the first study, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS. The study was published in current issue of Environmental Health.In the second study, the agriculture group found that nearly one in three of 55 brand-name foods contained mercury. The chemical was most common in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments.The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. The contamination occurs when mercury cells are used to produce caustic soda."The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with mercury. The good news is that mercury-free HFCS ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those ingredients," Wallinga said.More informationThe U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry has more about mercury and health.http://news./s/hsn/20090126...ontainsmercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thank you for posting this information Anouk. Very interesting and I'll be sure to pass it along to my friends/family. Debra , Anouk <zurumato wrote: > > Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury > > > Mon Jan 26, 5:02 pm ET > > MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies. > > HFCS has replaced sugar as the sweetener in many beverages and foods such as breads, cereals, breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurts, soups and condiments. On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS, but teens and other high consumers can take in 80 percent more HFCS than average. > > " Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the [u.S. Food and Drug Administration] to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply, " said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Dr. David Wallinga, a co-author of both studies. > > In the first study, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS. The study was published in current issue of Environmental Health. > > In the second study, the agriculture group found that nearly one in three of 55 brand-name foods contained mercury. The chemical was most common in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments. > > The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. The contamination occurs when mercury cells are used to produce caustic soda. > > " The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with mercury. The good news is that mercury-free HFCS ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those ingredients, " Wallinga said. > > More information > > The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry has more about mercury and health. > > http://news./s/hsn/20090126...ontainsmercury > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 coke is it! Anouk Jan 29, 2009 7:15 AM crunchyearthmommies Re:High Fructose Corn Syrup Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains MercuryMon Jan 26, 5:02 pm ETMONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies.HFCS has replaced sugar as the sweetener in many beverages and foods such as breads, cereals, breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurts, soups and condiments. On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS, but teens and other high consumers can take in 80 percent more HFCS than average."Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the [u.S. Food and Drug Administration] to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply," said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Dr. David Wallinga, a co-author of both studies.In the first study, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS. The study was published in current issue of Environmental Health.In the second study, the agriculture group found that nearly one in three of 55 brand-name foods contained mercury. The chemical was most common in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments.The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. The contamination occurs when mercury cells are used to produce caustic soda."The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with mercury. The good news is that mercury-free HFCS ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those ingredients," Wallinga said.More informationThe U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry has more about mercury and health.http://news./s/hsn/20090126...ontainsmercury "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --George W. Bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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