The mercury content is another good reason to stay away from Corn Syrup.

Consumers looking to reduce their intake of high-fructose corn syrup can cut back on soft drinks and sweetened beverages, limit candy, cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts, granola bars, pastries and other baked goods with "glucose-fructose" on the label.


-------Diabetes and Obestity:


HFCS [high fructose corn syrup] has been shown to increase the chances of developing diabetes too. And weight gain!!

"The molecular structure of high-fructose corn syrup differs from sucrose, and acts differently on the human body. Some suggest there's a link between the increased use of high fructose corn syrup and the growing incidence of diabetes and obesity in North America."

"About 30 per cent of adults in the U.S. have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)"

There is no treatment for NAFLD.


---Fatty Liver:

HFCS can, and probably will, cause fatty liver disease:

"A diet high in fat and in high fructose corn syrup may cause severe liver problems in people with a sedentary lifestyle, according to a study conducted by researchers from Saint Louis University.

It took only four weeks for liver enzymes to increase and for glucose intolerance - the beginning of Type 2 diabetes - to begin."

Studies suggest the body metabolizes high-fructose corn syrup in a way that affects insulin sensitivity.


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The common sweetner is found in beverages, processed foods such as gummy bears and some bread and baked goods. The syrup made from corn is a cheaper alternative to Sugar or sucrose and easier to blend and transport because of its liquid form.


--------Conspiracy:

The Corn Refiners Association has launched an aggressive advertising campaign to counter criticism of high-fructose corn syrup, saying it "has the same natural sweeteners as table sugar."


Government regulators are hamstrung by their ties to the food industry. Powerfull wealthy industry folks, and their semi-legal lobby efforts, are making sure that there are no restrictions on HFCS.

New studies are raising the alarm level to where many individuals are rejecting foods with HFCS in it, but it will probably be another decade until government regulators will be restricting the use of HFCS in food.