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Originally Posted by thingstodo
Like I said, I just dropped in the first thing I ran across when I Googled the subject. I'm sure you'll run across the same link if you Google.
Dude...perhaps I was unclear. I'm not wasting any additional time on this for you. You obviously don't care what you put in your body and just want to debate. On the other hand, I care more about the former and none about the latter.
Eat, drink and be unhealthy! Cheers!
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On the contrary, I care very much about what I put in my body and my diet is a lot healthier than most. I don't really have a choice in the matter. On the other hand, I keep encountering all of this hype about how bad high fructose corn syrup is. Economically there may be an argument there; frankly, I'm not really a student of economics and wouldn't know. Medically? There's no evidence.
I'm not a fan of misinformation and I don't believe anything because random people tell me to. If there's a real scientific basis behind the notion of something being unhealthy, I'll listen. There is nothing that I've seen to suggest that high fructose corn syrup is any more unhealthy than any other type of sugar.
All sugar is bad for you. It's empty calories and can cause a lot of different health problems if taken in excessive amounts. If your shortcut for reducing sugar intake is to cut high fructose corn syrup out of your diet, then I have no problem with that. But keep in mind that the organic food people don't really care about you. It doesn't matter to them if you live longer or are healthier. They want your money, and that's it; their favourite tactic for getting it is to spread the FUD around regarding non-organic foods.
It's worth noting that high fructose corn syrup is almost never used in Canada. I have yet to see it on a single ingredient list; manufacturers up here use plain old sucrose instead. I have no vested interest in the high fructose corn syrup discussion because I am not consuming any and it'd be easy for me to jump on the bandwagon. Unfortunately for me, I prefer correct over easy; it's lead to all manner of hardship in the past.