What is this mysterious HFCS?

Awesome! I'm glad that I'm not the only one out there that is into clean eating. I have 3 kids and they love to play outside. They are doing a kids triathlon this weekend and we were biking/ running together last night. I think a lot of parents need to get out there and play w/ their kids! (sorry, another pet peeve of mine!) Set a good example!

Jess

I just saw two horrible commercials advocating the use of HFCS!!! Look at this BS website!

www.sweetsurprise.com

Do not get sucked into these commercials. Read this post and do your own research as well!!

BUMP!

hey .. you have an other clean eating affectionado here :happy:
on top of being vegetarian, and trying to eat as much of organic as posible,

sadly the organic selection is going down lately at my local shop. i have a feel that with the credit crunch in the uk, people cant afford it as much anymore so the stores font hold organics as much.

i love cooking from scratch, i try as much as possible but i do use organic pasta sauce (my favorite is seeds of change)

i've been clean eating for more then 2 years now, couple months ago i had something ressembling a slushi, it was electric blue, i though it tasted toxic, same with diet sodas,,,artificial sweetners just taste fake to me .. yuk...

i totaly agree with the situation of this society kid's, sadly its no different here in the uk,, its horrible. when i was a kid,, my mum would kick me up the backside out the door if she cough me watching telly while it was still daylight. my niece are the best exemple,,, the youngest wont eat anything that doesnt come out a brighty colored package, i suggested to her mom to just take all the crap away for a while and the kid will eat, she just knows that she will get what she wants, ive seen her being served a chocolate bar (a whole one, at 3yo) in a plate at the dinner table......... yet shes skinny as anything, you see her ribs poking though, her hair is brittle and shes got dark circle around her eyes,,, i think shes missing out on important nutrition. i just dunno what to do, it almost feels like a case of child abuse

ill check taht clean eating magazin,, that sounds interesting
nice to see im not alone out there !
may

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

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:

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!:smooched:

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.

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!:smooched:

me too.

~glub glub~

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.

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:

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.