high fructose corn syrup

[stancel]

Does this actually uniquely contribute to obesity or diabetes (any more than sugar )?

[italy01]

its a man made syrup. It probably can lead to obesity since it actually blocks messages to ur brain from ur stomach saying that u are not full when u acutally are.

[SDC77]

Much ado about nothing.

[Dr. Horse]

If by "sugar" you mean sucrose, then no. HFCS is nutritionally equal to sucrose for all intents and purposes. The problem (as it always has been) is overconsumption.

[chacesims]

http://www.sweetsurprise.com/

[in10city]

Does this actually uniquely contribute to obesity or diabetes (any more than sugar )?

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/res...ch-review.html

[getgot211]

its a man made syrup. It probably can lead to obesity since it actually blocks messages to ur brain from ur stomach saying that u are not full when u acutally are.

how does it do that?

[Dr. Horse]

http://www.sweetsurprise.com/

Although that actually has good information, it is far from an objective source, and will have the tinfoil crowd crying foul.

[Theenforcer1]

Although that actually has good information, it is far from an objective source, and will have the tinfoil crowd crying foul.

Too many kids on this site dont realize that .com sites are not reliable sources...

[RealMenDeadLift]

Does this actually uniquely contribute to obesity or diabetes (any more than sugar )?

As far as I know, the body metabolizes HFCS the exact same way as Table Sugar due to their chemical makeups being the same

[psaljoug]

http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37385

[italy01]

how does it do that?

I am not a fan of oprah, but I am a fan of dr. oz and he had a section on HFCS and dieting.

http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/healt...ody_20060501/2

http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog...america-1.html

http://www.thatsfit.com/2006/07/04/l...yrup-revealed/

[Dr. Horse]

http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37385

This thread is about comparing sucrose to HFCS, not glucose to fructose. Save that for a different thread...

[Dr. Horse]

I am not a fan of oprah, but I am a fan of dr. oz and he had a section on HFCS and dieting.

Always trust television doctors!!

But seriously, there just isn't data to support what he is saying. He is extrapolating the data from fructose to HFCS, which is an error.

[getgot211]

I am not a fan of oprah, but I am a fan of dr. oz and he had a section on HFCS and dieting.

http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/healt...ody_20060501/2

http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog...america-1.html

http://www.thatsfit.com/2006/07/04/l...yrup-revealed/

thanks, I needed a laugh.

[Blindead]

its a man made syrup. It probably can lead to obesity since it actually blocks messages to ur brain from ur stomach saying that u are not full when u acutally are.

are you ****ing retarded?

[SirChubalots]

If by "sugar" you mean sucrose, then no. HFCS is nutritionally equal to sucrose for all intents and purposes. The problem (as it always has been) is overconsumption.

hfcs has its own inherent issues

[Dr. Horse]

hfcs has its own inherent issues

Care to elaborate?

[TheWaffleIron]

Does this actually uniquely contribute to obesity or diabetes (any more than sugar )?

No.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=15

[caa5000]

If by "sugar" you mean sucrose, then no. HFCS is nutritionally equal to sucrose for all intents and purposes. The problem (as it always has been) is overconsumption.

this should've ended the thread.

[Dr. Horse]

this should've ended the thread.

Nothing ends paranoia.

[patkoch]

what will get my more toned. 2500 calories of HFCS or 2500 calories of whey protein? Help a Bro out duda.

[patkoch]

now that i think about it. Since our governemnet subsidizes this cheap ****, it probally has increased obesity and diabetes. So much of it flying around, I saw HFCS in peanuts yeserday. Give me a break.

[RealMenDeadLift]

now that i think about it. Since our governemnet subsidizes this cheap ****, it probally has increased obesity and diabetes. So much of it flying around, I saw HFCS in peanuts yeserday. Give me a break.

it is cheaper and easier to use than sugar, which is why it is so widespread

[patkoch]

thats the point of my post. thanks tho.

[RealMenDeadLift]

I added that it is easier to use, that was the point of my post

[stancel]

now that i think about it. Since our governemnet subsidizes this cheap ****, it probally has increased obesity and diabetes. So much of it flying around, I saw HFCS in peanuts yeserday. Give me a break.

In one of the links, I read a good point, that a 64 oz. Mega Big Gulp has 800 calories and it's the extra calories of what is essentially sugar water that is the problem not the HFCS.

HFCS is commonly used in regular soda, which a lot of people still drink, and that's a lot of extra calories they would not have been consuming otherwise.

[My_Standard]

I sure hope it's not bad, because it's one of the main ingredients in every single product in my kitchen from my ketchup to my icecream.

You know... the problem may be with over consumption and not HFCS, but they sure make it easy to over consume when it's in everything.

Can anyone knowledgeable about this sort of thing tell me if HFCS is used more generously than regular sugar because it's cheaper?That's the only way I can see the "it makes America fat" argument work.

[Dr. Horse]

Can anyone knowledgeable about this sort of thing tell me if HFCS is used more generously than regular sugar because it's cheaper?That's the only way I can see the "it makes America fat" argument work.

HFCS is about the same sweetness as cane sugar, so there's no reason to use more or less of it in products.