What is this mysterious HFCS?

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  • christelpistol
    christelpistol Posts: 246 Member
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    i havent really had a soda in YEARS, but if i do, i try to get the izzes, jones, switch, dry soda, or the mexican sodas that have the cane sugar instead of HFCS.

    http://www.izze.com/#products
    http://www.jonessoda.com/files/products-glass.php
    http://www.switchbev.com/
    http://www.drysoda.com/
    http://www.sidralmundet.com/jarritos.sstg
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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    I try to avoid HFCS at all costs. It's in about everything processed, I eat a pretty clean diet so that makes it easier.

    Another good source is the Abs Diet Book, there's a good chapter on HFCS and trans fats. 2 terrible things that seem to be in abundance in a lot of food nowadays.

    Jess

    How very TRUE!!:drinker: Eating as close to nature as possible certainly helps eliminate the frustration of even dealing with all that 'junk'........

    As Jess so wisely says:wink: Clean eating is a great way to steer clear of it as well.:drinker: :drinker:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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    for my friend who asked me today...ahm...you know who you are :)

    Well I'm your new bud:flowerforyou: and I didn't ask....so that narrows it down some!:laugh: Seriously thought...I recall reading this when it passed through the threads last month or so....good info you've shared....Thanks Jenny:drinker:

    Always always good to see as a reminder!:huh: :drinker:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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    thanks, jules!
    sad, but true - just because it is on the shelves in the supermarket, doesn't mean it is good :grumble:
    ....
    So So True!!!:grumble: :huh: :wink:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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    i havent really had a soda in YEARS, but if i do, i try to get the izzes, jones, switch, dry soda, or the mexican sodas that have the cane sugar instead of HFCS.

    http://www.izze.com/#products
    http://www.jonessoda.com/files/products-glass.php
    http://www.switchbev.com/
    http://www.drysoda.com/
    http://www.sidralmundet.com/jarritos.sstg

    I love my water....bet I never mentioned THAT before!:tongue::smooched:
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
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    How very TRUE!!:drinker: Eating as close to nature as possible certainly helps eliminate the frustration of even dealing with all that 'junk'........

    As Jess so wisely says:wink: Clean eating is a great way to steer clear of it as well.:drinker: :drinker:

    Oh, wow! I'm wise!! :blushing: Thanks, girl!!

    Jess
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
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    for my friend who asked me today...ahm...you know who you are :)

    Well I'm your new bud:flowerforyou: and I didn't ask....so that narrows it down some!:laugh:

    You are my new bud!!! :heart:
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
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    How very TRUE!!:drinker: Eating as close to nature as possible certainly helps eliminate the frustration of even dealing with all that 'junk'........

    As Jess so wisely says:wink: Clean eating is a great way to steer clear of it as well.:drinker: :drinker:

    Oh, wow! I'm wise!! :blushing: Thanks, girl!!

    Jess

    the truth come out ...at last :tongue:
  • psyknife
    psyknife Posts: 487 Member
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    Have you seen the movie Wall-E? What you just said about folks being overweight made me think of that movie....
    OMG, I loved that movie... and it honestly made a very strong (yet mostly likely overlooked) statement about the direction humans are heading.
  • psyknife
    psyknife Posts: 487 Member
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    PS - another magazine recommendation - Body + Soul Magazine
    LOVE IT!
  • christelpistol
    christelpistol Posts: 246 Member
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    i havent really had a soda in YEARS, but if i do, i try to get the izzes, jones, switch, dry soda, or the mexican sodas that have the cane sugar instead of HFCS.

    http://www.izze.com/#products
    http://www.jonessoda.com/files/products-glass.php
    http://www.switchbev.com/
    http://www.drysoda.com/
    http://www.sidralmundet.com/jarritos.sstg

    I love my water....bet I never mentioned THAT before!:tongue::smooched:

    me too.

    ~glub glub~
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
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    Have you seen the movie Wall-E? What you just said about folks being overweight made me think of that movie....
    OMG, I loved that movie... and it honestly made a very strong (yet mostly likely overlooked) statement about the direction humans are heading.

    ITA!! My kiddos were totally appalled seeing all of the lazy people in that movie. It did make an impression on us!!

    Jess
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
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    Have you seen the movie Wall-E? What you just said about folks being overweight made me think of that movie....
    OMG, I loved that movie... and it honestly made a very strong (yet mostly likely overlooked) statement about the direction humans are heading.

    ITA!! My kiddos were totally appalled seeing all of the lazy people in that movie. It did make an impression on us!!

    Jess

    I wonder if evrybody got the same impression, or just us "fitness freaks" :wink:

    if yes, that would be hopeful!
  • EvilPIB
    EvilPIB Posts: 334 Member
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    More Info on sugar from the following website "lowcarbdiets.com"

    Foods Forbidden on the Sugar Busters Diet
    White bread (includes any bread with white flour in it)
    Pasta, unless whole grain
    White rice
    White flour, and products made with it such as cake, cookies, crackers, pretzels, doughnuts, bagels, and muffins
    Potatoes and potato chips :explode:
    Corn and corn chips :sad: good bye SunChips

    Sugar Has Many Disguises :mad:
    Careful reading of labels is necessary to know how much added sugar you are getting. Sugar masquerades as apparently more “healthy” ingredients, such as honey, rice syrup, or even “organic dehydrated cane juice”. Sometimes fruit juice concentrates will be used, which sound wholesome, but usually the juices chosen, such as white grape, apple, and pear juices, are among the least nutritious of the juices. By the time they are “concentrated”, very little remains but the sugar.

    Here is a list of some of the possible code words for “sugar” which may appear on a label. Hint: the words “syrup”, “sweetener”, and anything ending in “ose” can usually be assumed to be “sugar”. If the label says “no added sugars”, it should not contain any of the following, although the food could contain naturally-occurring sugars (such as lactose in milk).
    Corn sweetener :mad:
    Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids :mad:
    Dehydrated Cane Juice
    Dextrin
    Dextrose
    Fructose
    Fruit juice concentrate
    Glucose
    High-fructose corn syrup :mad:
    Honey
    Invert sugar
    Lactose
    Maltodextrin
    Malt syrup
    Maltose
    Maple syrup
    Molasses
    Raw sugar
    Rice Syrup
    Saccharose
    Sorghum or sorghum syrup :huh:
    Sucrose
    Syrup
    Treacle :huh:
    Turbinado Sugar :huh:
    Xylose :huh:
    Remember, your body doesn't care what the label says, it's all just "sugar"! :grumble:
  • EvilPIB
    EvilPIB Posts: 334 Member
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    From the same website

    A Word About Sugar Alcohols: A lot of "Sugar Free" foods have ingredients called sugar alcohols in them such as maltitol and sorbitol. These ingredients can be as bad or worse than sugar.:sad:

    What are sugar alcohols?
    Sugar alcohols are carbohydrates which are also called "polyols". Part of their chemical structure resembles sugar, and part of it resembles alcohol -- hence the confusing name. Examples of common sugar alcohols are maltitol, sorbitol, isomalt, and xylitol.

    Where do sugar alcohols come from?
    Sugar alcohols occur naturally in plants. Some of them are extracted from plants (sorbitol from corn syrup and mannitol from seaweed), but they are mostly manufactured from sugars and starches.

    Why use sugar alcohols?
    Sugar alcohols are like sugar in some ways, but they are not completely absorbed by the body. Because of this, the blood sugar impact of sugar alcohols is less and they provide fewer calories per gram. Additionally, sugar alcohols don't promote tooth decay as sugars do :noway: , so are often used to sweeten chewing gum. One, xylitol, actually inhibits bacterial growth in the mouth.

    Can sugar alcohols cause problems?
    Though the word "alcohol" is part of their name, they cannot get you drunk. But because they are not completely absorbed, they can ferment in the intestines and cause bloating, gas, or diarrhea :sick: . Careful experimentation is advised.

    How are sugar alcohols labeled?
    The names of the individual sugar alcohols will be on the ingredient list of any product that contains them. They will be included in the amount of carbohydrate on the label, either in the total or on a separate line for sugar alcohols. If the product is labeled “sugar-free” or "no added sugar," the manufacturer must show the sugar alcohol count separately.

    How do sugar alcohols compare to other carbohydrates?
    Though sugar alcohols have fewer calories than sugar, most of them aren't as sweet, so more must be used to get the same sweetening effect.
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
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    EvilPIB - love you new avatar! Cute and funny!
    Thank you for more info !
    My, a lot to absorb and more to beware!

    Thanks!
  • EvilPIB
    EvilPIB Posts: 334 Member
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    EvilPIB - love you new avatar! Cute and funny!
    Thank you for more info !
    My, a lot to absorb and more to beware!

    Thanks!

    Your Welcome, I came across the info when I was looking up "Sugar". Glad you like the new look, I felt it was suitable for this site.:laugh:
  • Wynnie
    Wynnie Posts: 225 Member
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    I have long been aware of the menace that HFCS is. But I feel a little pessimistic about the US doing anything to change it. We talk about "freedom from independance on foreign oil", but most people in influential positions are profiting in some way from the oil and refining industry, so it's all talk. Same with HFCS. Government leaders and lobbyists are profiting from the HFCS industry, so what are the chances that we'll stop using it just because it's unhealthy? Wow - I'm sounding bleak - didn't really mean to do that. I've seen those commercials that were mentioned about how wonderful HFCS is and that it's "getting an unfair bad reputation", so it got me thinking of this.

    Thanks for a very useful and interesting thread!
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
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    You know, it's funny...it sounds like 'they' are trying to say they know what promotes feelings of hunger based on these studies concerning HFCS.

    It's odd because NO ONE knows what promotes feelings of hunger. It's one of the many things we haven't figured out about the human body yet. So saying HFCS doesn't stop you from feeling hunger is like saying the big boom started the universe. It's plausible, but we really have no idea.

    Yes, fructose is metabolized differently from sucrose. They're two entirely different molecules. It's also metabolized differently from lactose, maltose, amino acids, lipids, etc.... That doesn't make it 'more' or 'less' healthy. It's just different, and enters glycolysis at a different stage from glucose. Or it might be phosphorylated to glucose. Guess what? No one knows.

    It's all just sugar. If you're drinking soda and eating cookies and failing to count calories, it doesn't matter whether they're sweetened with HFCS, sucrose, fructose, whatever. You're going to gain fat if you overeat. You're not going to gain fat if you don't overeat. The great thing about humans that separates us from lab rats is our high level of cognition and the ability to count calories.

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