High Fructose Corn Syrup

High Fructose Corn Syrup: "Well, you know what they say...."

Unless you live in a cave or have banned T.V. from your life you are likely to have seen the latest ads on television brought to you by the Corn Refiners Association suggesting that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is "OK in moderation." HMMMMM…….. I wonder why it's banned in Europe?

Anyway, according to Care2 columnist Eric Steinman, "the first commercial is more insidious of the bunch, consisting of two mothers at, what looks like, a child's birthday party. Mom One spots Mom Two pouring out glasses of punch from what looks like a jug of anti-freeze and arrogantly chides "Wow, you don't care what the kids eat, huh?" To which Mom Two politely asks her to substantiate her condemnation of high-fructose corn syrup, and of course, Mom One can't deliver or recall exactly why high-fructose corn syrup is so bad for you, thus rendering her a red-faced dope. Mom Two negates Mom One's befuddlement with the statement that high-fructose corn syrup is "made from corn, doesn't have artificial ingredients and is fine in moderation."

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