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With Their $30 Million, This is the Best the Pro-HFCS Goons Can Do?

by: Jill Richardson

Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 01:36:57 AM PDT

Yesterday, I had an article up on Alternet, Are Organic Foods Getting Too Pricey For the Middle Class?. NO mention of high fructose corn syrup. I went through the comments, responding to several, and I came across this:

High fructose corn syrup, sugar, and several fruit juices all contain the same simple sugars.
New research continues to confirm that high fructose corn syrup is no different from other sweeteners. It has the same number of calories as sugar and is handled similarly by the body.
Consumers can see the latest research and learn more about high fructose corn syrup at www.HFCSfacts.com and www.SweetSurprise.com.
Audrae Erickson
President
Corn Refiners Association

The Corn Refiners Association is currently in the middle of an 18-mo $20-$30m pro-HFCS campaign. THIS is the best they can do????

Jill Richardson :: With Their $30 Million, This is the Best the Pro-HFCS Goons Can Do?

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With Their $30 Million, This is the Best the Pro-HFCS Goons Can Do? | 1 comments

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Actually, there have been studies that indicate that fructose does not trigger certain biochemical responses that regulate food intake (Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 79:537-43). This is not the same when eating fruit which naturally contains fructose because it also contains fiber which delays gastric emptying and promotes satiety. When consuming HFS in things like soft drinks, the physiological mechanism for intake control may not be triggered to the same degree as other sweeteners. There is also evidence that metabolism of fructose in the liver favors fat production. Many of the studies that indicate no difference in satiety between HFS and other sweeteners have been funded by the Corn Refiners Association and the beverage industry.

by: stich @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 14:56:48 PM UTC