Corny propaganda
Patricia wrote earlier today about the Corn Refiners Association's 18-month propaganda campaign. The above is one of the commercials that you might see while you are watching television. Even though I own a DVR, this one still slipped through and it's been driving me nuts. See some reasons for not eating corn syrup after the jump.
- Notice how this is paid for by the Corn Refiners Association, not some corn growers association.
- High fructose corn syrup involves the use of chemicals to turn cornstarch into fructose. Often the corn is genetically modified. What's natural about that?
- Corn syrup is a cheap alternative to sugar used in soft drinks and just about every product on grocery shelves today.
- High fructose corn syrup is blamed for obesity. Because corn syrup is hidden in just about everything, America is binging on sugar without even knowing it.
- Corn sells for about $2 a bushel. It costs $3 to grow. Our tax dollars go to subsidize the difference. Whether you eat it or not, you are paying junk food companies with your taxes.
- Corn syrup is linked to diabetes. Children are now at risk for Type II diabetes, once called, "adult onset diabetes."
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9-18-2008 @ 3:59PM
Wanda said...
HFCS is one ingredient that is banned from house... although it has been known on occasion to sneak in. (One can get cross eyed reading ingredients and read over it, lol).
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9-18-2008 @ 4:09PM
Amanda said...
If you would like some real reasons to avoid the omnipresent food/chemical High Fructose Corn Syrup, I would suggest reading Fat Land by Greg Critser (http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Americans-Became-Fattest/dp/B000TVIW6E/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221767846&sr=1-1).
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