Sugar: The Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup Rhonda Sullivan DeVry University Sugar is Not Sugar: The Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup Every one has seen the infamous TV commercial with the young couple sitting in a park on a blanket‚ innocently sharing a Popsicle made out of High Fructose Corn Syrup. The female offers her male cohort a portion of the frozen treat‚ responding to his hesitance with the disreputable claim hosted by the corn industry‚ “sugar is
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that a high percentage of American subjects are either diabetic or pre-diabetic‚ I decided to look at the statistics. According to the American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/)‚ 8.3%‚ or about one in every 12 Americans actually has diabetes and is in need of immediate treatment‚ while another 25% is pre-diabetic‚ in other words likely to need treatment for diabetes in the near future. The great majority of diabetes patients – maybe as high as 95%
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sugar a year. B. Thesis- Today‚ I am going to talk about high fructose corn syrup‚ why it is used‚ and research of how it is affecting us. C. Significance- Many companies have switched to high fructose corn over pure cane sugar to lower cost. As a result‚ it may be cheaper for us at the checkout stand‚ but is it affecting our health and weight. D. Overview- I am going to discuss what high fructose corn syrup is‚ the increase in obese Americans‚ and a few tips to reduce intake
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From its debut in the 1970s‚ high fructose corn syrup has been widely adopted into America’s food and beverage industry. Because of high fructose corn syrup’s similarity to table sugar‚ it has served as a substitution for table sugar in America’s diet. Unlike table sugar‚ high fructose corn syrup is a liquid substance. Being a liquid‚ high fructose corn syrup has been able to manage an array of food’s textures and freshness. High fructose corn syrup seems to be the optimal alternative to table
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ingredients in processed foods‚ and unfortunately one of the most popular ingredients‚ is high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is produced from corn starch; it also includes predominately fructose and glucose. It has higher proportions of fructose than regular corn syrup‚ usually forty-two or fifty-five percent more‚ with the remaining sugars being glucose and other sugars. High fructose corn syrup is a sweetener that can be found in thousands of food and beverages throughout the United
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stick with their commitment to use only natural‚ organic‚ unprocessed ingredients‚ but on the other hand‚ Honest Tea doesn’t want to upset the Coca Cola investors who own 40 percent of their company. I understand how a label that reads “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” could be damaging to product like Coca Cola. As a 40 percent share-holder in the Honest Tea Company‚ Coca Cola has every right to voice their opinion when it comes to this conflict. I believe Coca Cola invested in this Tea Company because
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Genetically modified corn‚ Gasoline and High fructose corn syrup Did you know that about 85% of our corn is genetically modified (True Food Network)? It’s really surprising how genetically modified food has been incorporated into our society. We eat genetically modified food every single day whether it would be yogurt‚ fruits‚ milk‚ peanut butter‚ etc. So what is genetically modified food‚ according to “Non-GMO shopping guide”‚ genetically modified food (also known as GMO) is define as “the result
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We are all made of corn. Take a strand of your hair. A recent study proved that if you are like the average American consumer today‚ your hair is 69% made of corn carbon. This is in contrast to the 5% of corn carbon that is in the hair of Europeans. Americans use more corn in their diet than anyone else‚ and the corn content of the American diet is partially responsible for our country’s widespread obesity and the prevalence of diabetes. America’s over-production of corn has serious consequences
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Economics The Corn Industry The majority of food that is consumed by Americans contains corn‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ corn-fed meat and corn-based processed food. Corn is found in three out of four supermarket products. There are more than 3‚500 different uses for corn products. Corn subsidies in the United States totaled $81.7 billion from 1995 to 2011. Corn draws in more subsidies than wheat‚ soybeans and rice combined. The average American spends $267 a year on corn products. Americans
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Fear of a Corn Planet Final draft Robert Ridley Comp 2 Fear of a Corn Planet For some time now corn has been an energy source and an enemy to all of America. Unbeknownst to us it has been secretly added to everything a normal American ingests on a daily bases. Products such as Soda pop‚ Energy bars‚ Red bull energy drinks‚ and most processed foods. Though corn does have its practical applications in fuel production as well as industrial
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