High Fructose Corn Syrup is killing us

The songs from all over the food industry are like listening to Philip Morris claim cigarettes are not harmful and they didn’t add nicotine.

I particularly love this quote from Capri Sun in response to my inquiry about HFCS in Sunny-D..

"Why did Capri Sun change its ingredients to include high fructose corn syrup?

Capri Sun is constantly evolving to bring consumers the best possible product. In the last 20 years, we've changed product ingredients based on consumer preferences and market trends, but we have maintained the same great quality that families expect.
Sugar prices have risen at unprecedented rates in the last 12 months and are at a 30-year high¹. We made this change to help better manage costs for consumers in today's difficult economic environment while preserving the good taste families expect. "

They go on to quote how safe it is using a corn growers association web site as the source!  OMG!

Translation: Profit is king, to hell with your health.  Children are developing diabetes.  It’s an epidemic. 

I believe in years to come HFCS will go the way of trans-fat and tobacco.  Mayor Bloomberg has the wrong idea.  Making sodas smaller won’t matter, making them without HF sweeteners would.  Kudos to the companies that are removing it NOW!  Look at the labels and if is says HFCS, put it back!

 A new study in the journal Obesity actually measured the amounts and kinds of sugars in 23 kinds of HFCS-sweetened drinks.  The findings are summarized in a fact sheet:

• The sugar content varied widely from amounts stated on labels. Some drinks had 15% less sugar than labeled, but others had as much as 30% more.
• On average, the drinks had 18% more fructose than expected.
• Several brands of sodas seemed to be made with HFCS that is 65% fructose, not 55%.
• The average amount of fructose in the drinks was 59%.

 At most, HFCS is supposed to be 55% fructose, as compared to the 50% in table sugar. Most foods and drinks are supposed to be using HFCS that is 42% fructose. A percentage of 55 is not much different biologically than 50, which is why the assumption has been that there is no biologically meaningful difference between HFCS and table sugar. This study, if confirmed, means that this supposition may need some rethinking.

The study names the beverages that contain 65% fructose: Coke, Pepsi, Sprite. It identifies Dr. Pepper, Gatorade, and Arizona Ice Tea as containing close to 60% fructose.

Note:  The above study is from http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/blogs/healthy-food/high-fructose-corn-syrup-sugar-1026