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High Fructose Corn Syrup Has Been Quietly, Deceitfully Renamed

Harshaw said:
Great. You're still wrong.
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Diet concerns more than nutrition. Just because corn syrup is a form of sugar does not make it the same as sugar. There are dietary differences.
 
countryboy said:
Sugar is sugar. Period, end of story.
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Wrong.

There is, however, some evidence that the body treats HFCS differently than glucose, another common form of sugar. When a person's liver is deciding what to do with glucose, it has several options: use it for energy; convert the glucose into triglycerides or store the glucose as fat. A 2008 study found that fructose seems to go directly to fat [source: Parker-Pope]. The problem may also be more severe with those who are overweight. The study concluded that fructose itself isn't bad -- particularly fructose found in fruits, which are nutrient rich -- but that many people could be better served by limiting fructose consumption and avoiding overeating [source: Parker-Pope].

A commonly used form of HFCS contains 45 percent glucose and 55 percent fructose [source: Warner]. White sugar is split 50-50 between glucose and fructose. HFCS is higher in fructose than conventional corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose. But other types of HFCS, especially those used in non-soda products like certain breads, are 58 percent glucose and only 42 percent fructose [source: Warner].
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The Difference Between Sugar and High-fructose Corn Syrup - How Sugar Works | HowStuffWorks
 
ecofarm said:
Diet concerns more than nutrition. Just because corn syrup is a form of sugar does not make it the same as sugar. There are dietary differences.
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I meant to say exactly what I said, and what I said was correct.

Bored now.
 
Harshaw said:
I meant to say exactly what I said, and what I said was correct.

Bored now.
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Post #29 clearly proves you wrong, regarding both digestion and chemical composition.
 
ecofarm said:
Post #29 clearly proves you wrong, regarding both digestion and chemical composition.
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Wait, a five paragraph article from HowStuffWorks, which cites a single 2008 study, is "proof"? Lol.
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Where did you get post number 8 to quote from? Playing obtuse, is no longer working.
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You mean the quote in post #8? Click the little blue arrow. We are not required to quote all of a post. So stop the meaningless crying.
 
countryboy said:
Wait, a five paragraph article from HowStuffWorks, which cites a single 2008 study, is "proof"? Lol.
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Going with intentional ignorance? Good for you.
 
ecofarm said:
Post #29 clearly proves you wrong, regarding both digestion and chemical composition.
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I never said they had the same chemical composition. In fact, I differentiated HFCS from other sugars.

As for the supposed "digestive difference," the article you say "proves" me wrong draws what even it calls a "suggestion," not a conclusion, based on one study involving . . . six people.

You should follow your links, actually read them, and not mischaracterize them. You'd think you'd have learned after you posted that law review article you didn't understand which actually said the opposite of what you were trying to prove, but oh, well.

I'm going to spend time on more worthwhile conversations now. 'K, bye.
 
ecofarm said:
You mean the quote in post #8? Click the little blue arrow. We are not required to quote all of a post. So stop the meaningless crying.
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So you erase my entire post and then ask me if I am serious? Next time I quote you I will just leave the period. Then pretend I did not do it! NOT!!!

Credibilty matters to some, others, not so much!
 
Slingshot Bob said:
So you erase my entire post and then ask me if I am serious? Next time I quote you I will just leave the period. Then pretend I did not do it! NOT!!!

Credibilty matters to some, others, not so much!
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I'm sorry that hurt your feelings. I did not pretend anything. Don't spaz out.
 
Threegoofs said:
As this reference clearly points out, sugar (sucrose) is composed of 50% fructose and 50% glucose.

HFCS is 55% fructose and 45% glucose.

Not a huge deal.

Then consider that the sugar content of fruit is often a higher percentage of fructose... meaning that super healthy apple is actually high fructose- probably higher than HFCS.

That's how stuff works.
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It's a difference in both composition and digestion. There are many questions about differences, that's just one obvious and undeniable one.
 
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