Andy wrote on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:09:08 -0500:

>> Andy wrote on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:17:51 -0500:
>>
>>> I just saw a TV commercial about HFCS. A teen "couple" are
>>> having a picnic and the girl is eating something with HFCS
>>> in it and the boy is about to pounce, pronouncing the stuff
>>> crap and the girl says with a smile, "it's made from
>>> corn..." and it ends with him, needing a girlfriend
>>> relenting and reaching for a taste.
>>
>>> Ya think the food concerns using HFCS are trying to fight
>>> back against smart consumers?
>>
>>> Personally, I found the commercial revolting.
>>
>>> Naturally, be your own judge.
>>
>> I'll go along with concerns over excessive intake of sugars
>> (and fructose is only one of them) and also the attempt to
>> play corn syrup as a substitute for oil in salad dressings
>> (not in my opinion) but not everyone agrees that HFCS is any
>> danger in itself, especially when it is listed in order on
>> the ingredients.. There are a lot of urban legends out there.
>> Look how het up Europeans get about GM foods.

> James,

> Valid points that I'm not going to debate.

> All I recall from the year-ago-studies is that HFCS is
> genetically engineered with the specific intention of tricking
> one or another brain receptors into not letting the brain
> actually know that the stomach is full, so you'll overeat and
> as a consequence, buy more of their products more often than
> usual, end resulting in making them more profits.

I can't debate the accuracy but the Wikipedia article I looked up seems
to totally disagree. Enzymatic processing is not genetic engineering.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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