High Fructose Corn Syrup We owe a great deal to the Native Americans who introduced the Pilgrims to the maize plant. They were the first to realize its great potential as a main stable in our diets. We took that simple little plant and transformed it into the most grown grain in the United States. It has been genetically enhanced to the point that it can now produce two hundred bushels of corn or better per acre (Pollan‚ p.37) making corn the ideal item to be transformed into our sweetener
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Obesity‚ Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Sallie Calder QBT 1 October 17‚ 2013 Obesity‚ Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Thesis Statement: High fructose corn syrup‚(HFC) needs to be eliminated as a common food additive‚ it is one main culprit contributing to obesity and the resultant rise in type 2 diabetes in the United States. High fructose corn syrup (HFC) is now shown to have a direct correlation to the increase in obesity‚ and resultant rise in type
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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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High Fructose Corn Syrup vs. Sugar: Which is Better? High Fructose Corn Syrup is commonly known as the cost-effective sweetener used in most processed foods and drink beverages‚ making it popular for production and caused it to sweep over the sweets industry. In 1970‚ High Fructose Corn Syrup only represented less than 1% of the caloric sweeteners added to food and beverages. However‚ in 1980 the sweetener market steadily increased and high fructose corn syrup quickly became the replacement for
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Kelsey Choquette Derek Thiess Research Essay 30 November 2010 High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the major caloric sweeteners used in the food industry today. It is a sweetener that contain fructose and all provide 4 kcal per gram (Suzan‚ 620). It is relatively inexpensive to produce‚ so the food industry sees HFCS an easy way to make products less expensive. HFCS is a kind of corn sugar; it is nearly identical to sucrose (table sugar)‚ which
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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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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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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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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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Bubble-Ology Glycerin Sugar Corn Syrup Introduction The secret to a good bubble is something called surface tension‚ an invisible bond that holds water molecules together. Water is a polar molecule‚ so it has plus and minus ends just like magnets that attract each other. When the water molecules align with each other they stick together‚ creating surface tension. You might think that it is the surface tension of the water that holds the skin of a bubble together. Actually‚ the surface tension
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