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Thursday Thoughts IV
Ronis Weight Watchen Page(s) | October 10th 2008 by Veronica Noone
OK, ok, so it’s Friday. I’m not quite sure what happened to this week. One day it was Monday, then a whole bunch of stuff happened and now it’s Friday. CRAZY! Let’s get this (late) show on the road! One reason I’m so read more
Have you seen the new corn syrup ads?
Kimorexia | October 9th 2008 by OhYeahBabe
If corn syrup didn't make me sick enough, these ads would do the job. Have you seen them? Here's one: read more
Filed under DUH! Kid’s Cereals Are High in Sugar
Good Food Hunting | October 2nd 2008
Shocking news report today! Cereals marketed to children are high in sugar and low in fiber! I saw a number of articles on Google News this morning about sugar content in cereal. Apparently Consumer Reports did an analysis of popular cereals among read more
I hear there is a hole for that
The Dissociative Fugue | October 2nd 2008
While I try to avoid my high horse for most issues, mainly because it is incredibly high and I am prone to nosebleeds, I will make an exception about this epidemic of poorly informed consumers blasting a food ingredient of which they know nothing. T read more
One more reason (as if we needed one!) to love Ben and Jerry’s
The Ion Group | September 30th 2008 by Blue Ion
Picture from Treehugger.com Not only does Ben and Jerry’s support small farms, donate tons of money to charity, have a bus outfitted with solar panels, and refuse to use milk from cows treated with Bovine Growth Hormone - among countless other read more
High Fructose Corn Syrup: The Cure for Common Sense?
AlmostFit.com | September 23rd 2008 by metroknow
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High Fructose Corn Syrup by Cathy
Mark Salinas, MN - Healthy Living Today | September 21st 2008 by Mark Salinas
Our guest this week has a passion for healthy eating. Cathy is a stay work-at-home-mom with a PhD in chemical engineering trying to revamp how her family eats and learning a little more about the foods they eat along the way. She shares insight into read more
I didn't just see that, did I?
Retro Housewife Goes Green | September 18th 2008 by Lisa Sharp
The other night while watching tv I see this-I turn to my husband my mouth wide open and say, did that really just happen??? Was that a pro high fructose corn syrup commercial? To which even my husband was shocked.Because I can't say it better myself read more
They Think We Are Stupid
Feed Between the Lines | September 17th 2008
I haven't seen it myself, but you may have. The Corn Refiners Association is very upset at the consumer rejection of High Fructose Corn Syrup, so much so that they have committed an entire ad campaign to promoting their product. The commercials pai read more
HFCS EVIL
Unabashed | September 14th 2008 by Matt Mitchell
In Parents Magazine this month there a full-page add by the corn refiners association that is intended to enlighten people about high fructose corn syrup; that HFCS is nutritionally equal to sugar and honey. But the add itself is a highly inflammator read more
Five Reasons Why I avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup
AlmostFit.com | September 14th 2008 by metroknow
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Fast Food Lover
Everything Has A Reason | September 11th 2008 by Nedeckir
We are very seldom to eat in fast food restaurant anymore. We only do it when we are traveling and short in time. We hardly buy food that are not organic and commercialize milk. I have a lot of vegetable in my garden and that is what we eat right now read more
On High Fructose Corn Syrup and Weapons of Mass Destruction
AlmostFit.com | September 10th 2008 by metroknow
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High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is Bad For You.
Paunchiness - Lose Weight, Get Fit | September 9th 2008 by James Dixson
I saw this on TV last night, it’s alarming. The Corn Refiners Association decided to ’show’ high-fructose corn syrup was as safe as sugar. This is interesting because I just wrote a post last week about how HFCS makes you fat. I did read more
Izze- A Healthy Alternative
The Nearby Future | September 1st 2008 by Rika
How it was started: Izze was created when two normal guys, Todd and Greg, were having lunch together in 2003. They thought it would be amazing to create a great tasting product while contributing that money to a worthy cause. This drink was inspired read more
Greenhouse gases can be turned benign
My Life's Vicissitudes | September 1st 2008 by Tamal Chanda
Some of the most potent greenhouse gases are also among the most difficult chemicals to destroy, and the most persistent once released into the environment. Scientists have reported that they can chemically react these gases and turn them into more b read more
The Idiocy of Anti-Corporate Ranters
Mobtown Mafioso | August 30th 2008
I found this article on Yahoo Health a while back and it has stuck with me ever since. What struck is the vitriolic, contradictory, and utterly devoid of informative content attacks against this poor author. I am not even going to bother discussing t read more
Giving an Old Danger A New Name: Crystalline Fructose
The Nearby Future | August 27th 2008 by Rika
Sodas get a bad rap because they contain high fructose corn syrup. For some reason, "health drinks" like Vitamin Water don't, although they contain crystalline fructose, which is pretty much the same thing. In fact, crystalline Fructose includes an read more
HFCS Makes You Fat
Kiefers corner | August 12th 2008
If you can't loose weight no matter what you do, take a hard look at what you have been eating. A very common additive called high fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ) that is in 70% of prepackaged foods will make loosing weight nearly impossible.Foods that read more
Cranberry Juice with High Fructose Corn Syrup
Wannatech | August 11th 2008
Maybe you've seen the TV commercials for Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice with no sugar added. What they don't tell you in that commercial is that they do sweeten their cranberry juice, not with sugar but with High Fructose Corn Syrup. Apparently nobody w read more
The Trans Fat Ban - Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Next?
Brain Blogger | August 1st 2008
On July 25, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger made it official — California would be the first state to ban trans fat. Food providers have been given a year after which the law requires them to replace hydrogenated oils with healthier, naturally oc read more
High Fructose Corn Syrup is Natural
Verda Vivo | July 16th 2008 by Daryl Warner Laux
The Corn Refiners Association welcomed clarification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concerning the use of the term natural for products containing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). You bet they do. They can hardly wait to slap “made read more
Are You Made of Corn?
Laurel on Health Food | July 9th 2008
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Are You Made of Corn? Most Americans are made of corn. Why? Well, it’s not because we eat a lot of corn on the cob or corn tortilla chips during football games and cookouts. Instead, remem read more
Maybe You ARE Out of Control in Your Eating?
The Fit Shack | May 13th 2008 by JoLynn Braley
kdfj2 eou9 I can see from yesterday’s comments that we’re on the same page here – there’s a little bit more that goes into losing weight and making a lifestyle change than just “getting a grip on yourself” and exercising self-control. read more
Boycott Corn Syrup
Sustainable Middle Class | May 10th 2008 by John Freeland
Upside down and backwards with it! As I write this, I have in front of me next to the keyboard a 15-ounce can of Spartan brand yellow cling peach halves. They are the “lite” variety packed in pear juice from concentrate. On the back label read more
Fast food hangover
Speak Out For Change | April 16th 2008 by AuntieM
Yesterday I attended a half-day workshop for work (which was wonderful), and on the way home I picked up some fast food for lunch for both Hubby and myself. That was a really bad decision on my part. I didn't realize that since I've been making a c read more
Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
Health & Fitness Solutions | April 15th 2008 by Michael Paladin
With all the dangers associated with artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, you might think you'd be better off using products made with sugar. You'd be right, but good luck finding them. Instead of sugar, most foods nowadays contain high fructose read more
Booby Trapped Iced Tea
Monty's Gourmet Foods | April 5th 2008 by Monty Fritts
There are a lot of great things and traditions that have come from the southern states. Cajun foods, Mardi Gras, and hot sauces just to name a few.But there is one tradition that has made it to the Midwest here in Kansas, and I suspect all over the read more
High Fructose Corn Syrup is Harmful to the Environment, Michael P…
Sugar Shock! Blog | March 17th 2008
As this blog and my book SUGAR SHOCK! point out, ample research suggests that high fructose corn syrup can be quite harmful to your health (as observed here and here, for example). Now, Michael Pollan, bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and read more
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