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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Because blood sugar lab results show 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
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American consumes 150 pounds of 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
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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 sugar‚ however there
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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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stick with their commitment to use only natural‚ organic‚ unprocessed ingredients‚ but on the other hand‚ Honest Tea doesn’t want to upset the Coca Cola investors who own 40 percent of their company. I understand how a label that reads “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” could be damaging to product like Coca Cola. As a 40 percent share-holder in the Honest Tea Company‚ Coca Cola has every right to voice their opinion when it comes to this conflict. I believe Coca Cola invested in this Tea Company because
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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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Genetically modified corn‚ Gasoline and High fructose corn syrup Did you know that about 85% of our corn is genetically modified (True Food Network)? It’s really surprising how genetically modified food has been incorporated into our society. We eat genetically modified food every single day whether it would be yogurt‚ fruits‚ milk‚ peanut butter‚ etc. So what is genetically modified food‚ according to “Non-GMO shopping guide”‚ genetically modified food (also known as GMO) is define as “the result
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All Sugars are not Created Equal: The Effects of Glucose versus Fructose on the Human Body All Sugars Are Not Created Equal: The Effects of Glucose versus Fructose on the Human Body Sugar has occurred naturally in our environment since the dawn of time‚ and mankind has been enjoying its sweet taste almost that long. After all‚ glucose occurs naturally in corn‚ fructose is the natural sweetener found in fruit‚ sucrose occurs naturally in sugar beets and cane‚ and lactose is found in
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Economics The Corn Industry The majority of food that is consumed by Americans contains corn‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ corn-fed meat and corn-based processed food. Corn is found in three out of four supermarket products. There are more than 3‚500 different uses for corn products. Corn subsidies in the United States totaled $81.7 billion from 1995 to 2011. Corn draws in more subsidies than wheat‚ soybeans and rice combined. The average American spends $267 a year on corn products. Americans
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