I'm not a crazy person when it comes to food. I buy low fat/low sugar/sugar-free products...and try to eat raw fruits and veggies. I hate making foods or buying foods with high fat content... I guess I was just surprised when I saw how many products use HFCS and you know it's not good when it's the 1st or 2nd ingredient. Ingredients are put in the same order as the quantity put in the product. So, if it's the first or second ingredient, then it's the main ingredient. Anyways, I just figured we'd try and cut out as much processed sugar as possible :)
Critics of the extensive use of HFCS in food sweetening argue that the highly processed substance is more harmful to humans than regular sugar, contributing to weight gain by affecting normal appetite functions, and that in some foods HFCS may be a source of mercury, a known neurotoxin.[7][8] The Corn Refiners Association disputes these claims and maintains that HFCS is comparable to table sugar.[9]Studies by The American Medical Association suggest "it appears unlikely that HFCS contributes more to obesity or other conditions than sucrose", but welcome further independent research on the subject.[10] HFCS has been classified as generally recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1976.[11]
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