tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23564263651830046272024-03-05T01:36:03.463-05:00High Fructose Corn SyrupSince its introduction, HFCS has begun to replace sugar in various processed foods.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-29979782296169619392011-11-03T21:18:00.002-04:002011-11-03T21:32:49.706-04:00'Most influential lawyer' joins case against corn processors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobiyeG_rS_Xw6NeQGrD3pHJmgxi2rTOeTR79n8r8YOQBGodhGkHK8iU1GQH8Xrux_yoo0udJTbAwAC8Gv2CENKW92w5hTz4US2w32WWHD0nrZgmGFVzkpuiyCQdkJHyEbR9RojGm3L1Hh/s1600/images-2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobiyeG_rS_Xw6NeQGrD3pHJmgxi2rTOeTR79n8r8YOQBGodhGkHK8iU1GQH8Xrux_yoo0udJTbAwAC8Gv2CENKW92w5hTz4US2w32WWHD0nrZgmGFVzkpuiyCQdkJHyEbR9RojGm3L1Hh/s200/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670947352711376034" /></a>W. Mark Lanier, the Houston attorney renowned for securing trial verdicts amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, has joined the legal team trying to stop the false advertising of high-fructose-corn-syrup (HFCS) as a natural product equivalent to real sugar, the Sugar Assn announced.<br /><br />Lanier's involvement in the case follows U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Consuelo Marshall's rejection of the Corn Refiners Assn's request that the suit be dismissed, noting that Corn Refiners Association's multi-million dollar advertising campaign about HFCS constitutes "commercial speech."<br /><br />Recognized as one of America's "Most Influential Lawyers" and one of the country's top trial attorneys by The National Law Journal, Lanier's past successes include victories in major asbestos and business fraud cases, including winning a $417 million judgment in Rubicon v. Amoco. Lanier's work securing a $253 million victory in the first lawsuit brought against Merck for its Vioxx painkiller is the subject of the recent book "All The Justice Money Can Buy."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/519870-_Most_influential_lawyer_joins_case_against_corn_processors.php"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-11916318022345923902011-11-01T09:53:00.001-04:002011-11-01T09:56:11.829-04:00McDonald's McRib: Ingredients<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRUjFxYREutXVFnPmLioC1qlJDnJQW98ZGd-KWsI2ejFyM3ba5NViLTIgNM1r_Rf7PUojakIvv02wph3WicnxpGUcO03XMsRgv8SPuvukvD61uFtF3MaELEph2gGNtFB04DMRIAqxLcas/s1600/McRib1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRUjFxYREutXVFnPmLioC1qlJDnJQW98ZGd-KWsI2ejFyM3ba5NViLTIgNM1r_Rf7PUojakIvv02wph3WicnxpGUcO03XMsRgv8SPuvukvD61uFtF3MaELEph2gGNtFB04DMRIAqxLcas/s400/McRib1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025635281166114" /></a><br />McDonald's is reasserting its McRib sandwich for the Holidays. For a limited time. Just while the dregs of the pork industry are in good supply.<br /><br /><a href="http://fanaticcook.blogspot.com/2011/10/mcdonalds-mcrib-ingredients.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-36487620335507522712011-10-31T08:44:00.003-04:002011-10-31T08:48:27.689-04:00Guest columnist: Disparaging corn and our way of life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFdgbAFYsgVsVAfQKtWJJofmEYX7HH5wBkM-CwVwtOmw-LITmotqH5O2C9WWhf9oRHaX9qbjO6c9-oUp874PRuIMbADoN8ENcSTCNBRHvFMr5GxwFYVrSlHGivntM6M6tJM0kh_6J-2Ux/s1600/corporatewelfare.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFdgbAFYsgVsVAfQKtWJJofmEYX7HH5wBkM-CwVwtOmw-LITmotqH5O2C9WWhf9oRHaX9qbjO6c9-oUp874PRuIMbADoN8ENcSTCNBRHvFMr5GxwFYVrSlHGivntM6M6tJM0kh_6J-2Ux/s400/corporatewelfare.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669637055667132178" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Foes of corn are trying to block the use of the term 'corn sugar' on food labels.</span></i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCDdUC6ThlEk_1WfeqbgkpUalTs0cWT6kl6LeUMg7YgDShXBz-DJeZ4wmuZK5F42YYsNg-nnu2Axpn9M7nKXQh4dSEX87ZN1yDKdNlaENH4xCQwsxiJzrQ407MY02LFEnJEOwJ4gdcnnZ/s1600/corn_with_dollars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCDdUC6ThlEk_1WfeqbgkpUalTs0cWT6kl6LeUMg7YgDShXBz-DJeZ4wmuZK5F42YYsNg-nnu2Axpn9M7nKXQh4dSEX87ZN1yDKdNlaENH4xCQwsxiJzrQ407MY02LFEnJEOwJ4gdcnnZ/s200/corn_with_dollars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669636778606152098" /></a>As a fourth generation Iowa farmer, it’s hard for me to stand by as opponents attack high fructose corn syrup with inaccuracy after inaccuracy. And when they attack it, make no mistake: They are disparaging corn and our way of life in Iowa.<br /><br />We are now in the midst of harvesting one of Iowa’s most valuable commodities — a high quality and safe product, a product that rightly instills pride among millions of Midwesterners. But when it comes to high fructose corn syrup — also a high quality and safe product made in our state — misinformation abounds. Foes of HFCS are throwing around bad science and are attacking corn, our livelihood.<br /><br />Mark Twain wisely advised: “When in doubt, tell the truth.”<br /><br />A petition before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeks approval to allow the alternate name “corn sugar” for “high fructose corn syrup” as an option on food ingredient labels.<br /><br />The truth is the term “corn sugar” more accurately describes what this ingredient actually is — a sugar made from corn. Ingredient names on food labels should be clear and reflect in no uncertain terms what the ingredient is. You can’t get much clearer than “corn sugar.” This alternate name will enable consumers to better identify added sugars in the foods they purchase and clear up lingering consumer confusion.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111030/OPINION01/310300020/-1/gallery_array/Guest-columnist-Disparaging-corn-our-way-life"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-46925400843094279202011-10-26T21:33:00.001-04:002011-10-26T21:38:08.993-04:00FAT? Want To Know Why!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvCToGwPMNGlM9_U9FT8mEqza4bgSFk9UQfkpASGx16wG2SJIZqP5WFEhyQW3k6M7yVnKJ2WKrg0Jrdd5_fLdWZm3BPCx5cvoyFKYJEBCwc1mZiAsN8kq44cSH3VjXh5L7A5f46WpcmoU/s1600/biggulp1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvCToGwPMNGlM9_U9FT8mEqza4bgSFk9UQfkpASGx16wG2SJIZqP5WFEhyQW3k6M7yVnKJ2WKrg0Jrdd5_fLdWZm3BPCx5cvoyFKYJEBCwc1mZiAsN8kq44cSH3VjXh5L7A5f46WpcmoU/s400/biggulp1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667980103725751394" /></a>Are you overweight and can't seem to loose any excess weight no matter how hard you try? The answer might be a simple one. Do the research. A major cause of obesity is HFCS. This is high fructose corn syrup, not the more common sucrose (table sugar). You see those magnificant corporations saw a way to make more profit sweetening snacks with HFCS than regular sugar. Your body metabolizes HFCS differently than table sugar. DO THE RESEARCH.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iberianet.com/forum/fat-want-to-know-why/article_f5ebd434-ffba-11e0-aeb5-001cc4c03286.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-34718341673891359492011-10-26T21:26:00.003-04:002011-10-26T21:31:24.975-04:00Citizens for Health Denounces High Fructose Corn Syrup Name Change<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><i>Leading Consumer Action Group Rallies Over 100,000 Supporters to Oppose Corn Refiners Association's FDA Petition</i><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQw59pYSHh80-tXt9ai3sMqzht3eJ9JfMtLTsfKOmbj2kwrqF1cqP4TrSf5N0Zu3yYJJx6s7eg7FhXMIq3MOHo5JeIqWcwzmVJYv6tKZXLgVFJ1Eemdafpfy2lwd2-F3awiDT6EVdfZ6j/s1600/20090512_incognito_250x250.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQw59pYSHh80-tXt9ai3sMqzht3eJ9JfMtLTsfKOmbj2kwrqF1cqP4TrSf5N0Zu3yYJJx6s7eg7FhXMIq3MOHo5JeIqWcwzmVJYv6tKZXLgVFJ1Eemdafpfy2lwd2-F3awiDT6EVdfZ6j/s200/20090512_incognito_250x250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667978236889601266" /></a>Misleading advertising and unproven scientific claims made about High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) are being called "<a href="http://foodidentitytheft.com/">Food Identity Theft</a>" by <a href="http://www.citizens.org/">Citizens for Health</a>, one of the nation's oldest and most respected consumer action groups.<br /><br />The non-profit organization is mobilizing its roster of over 100,000 Americans to denounce the $50 million ad campaign sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) which implies that HFCS is the same as sugar, and oppose the CRA's petition filed with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to label HFCS as "corn sugar" on ingredients panels that would conceal this man-made sweetener from consumers.<br /><br />"Millions of Americans are choosing to avoid products that contain HFCS. But many don't know that the corporations that make it want to change the name High Fructose Corn Syrup to 'corn sugar,'" said James Gormley, Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor of Citizens for Health. "If the FDA were to allow this, we'd never know if it's in the foods we're feeding our families."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/citizens-for-health-denounces-high-fructose-corn-syrup-name-change-132643573.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-76888455225270653662011-10-25T21:37:00.000-04:002011-10-25T21:38:19.920-04:00A—MAIZE—ing: Corn, high fructose corn syrup in soda and everywhere else<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCT2086RuMSsyqlcNmFp5vf4Zo-dkeOgagRZofg1yVuqDohub3h0ioQ7UGti1GlFPppfNmHsdTOoJ1TK3psVFukjq1an2AkU4Ndi8zbsnRpjjPVTq_aIFRqrqXRAeBRgv97Nd1j0ykgs/s1600/corn_porn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCT2086RuMSsyqlcNmFp5vf4Zo-dkeOgagRZofg1yVuqDohub3h0ioQ7UGti1GlFPppfNmHsdTOoJ1TK3psVFukjq1an2AkU4Ndi8zbsnRpjjPVTq_aIFRqrqXRAeBRgv97Nd1j0ykgs/s400/corn_porn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667608352067938002" /></a>I'm here to introduce the triumph of the plant world: Zea mays or, as we commonly know it, corn. Corn was, in many ways, what separated successful villages or colonies from those that dwindled or faded out of existence. This is because corn can be used as both a commodity and a food source.<br /><br /><b><i>Even while venturing through the grocery store today, corn is a lot more than a cob — it's in the canyons of breakfast cereals, shelves of snacks and canopies of soft drinks.</i></b><br /><br />In America convenience is critical. Let'shead to the processed food isle, where we find chicken nuggets. A chicken nugget piles corn upon corn: What chicken is contained consists of corn, including modified corn starch that acts as an adhesive — holding the chicken together — the corn flour in the batter that coats the nugget and the corn oil in which it is cooked. Then you have the leavenings and lecithin, the mono-, di- and triglycerides, the attractive golden coloring and even the citric acid, which keeps the nugget "fresh." This can all be derived from corn.<br /><br /><b><i>To wash down your chicken nuggets with virtually any soft drink, you can have some corn with your corn.</i></b><br /><br />In 1984, Pepsi and Coca-Cola announced plans to stop using sugar in soft drinks, replacing the sweetener with high fructose corn syrup. After water, corn sweetener is now both drinks' No. 2 ingredient. Grab a beer instead and you'd still be drinking corn, in the form of alcohol, fermented from glucose and refined from corn.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebatt.com/blogs/a-maize-ing-1.2663916?cache=03D163D03D163Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Freporti3D19.11145issed-1.11%2F6%2F%3FparentPage%3D2.1188%3Fcache%3D03D163D03D163Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frepo%3Fcache%3Fcache%3D03n16s.cmD163%3FparenNav_2.0544%3Fcac"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-10751529576472448282011-10-25T20:56:00.001-04:002011-10-25T20:58:08.939-04:00High Fructose Corn Syrup Lawsuit Goes Another Round<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgrj0OFcf7Vxy3wFZv-V7fXlc2TzC_RkEjYb0J9hNxTqrHon45tn_Rk2vwwIWa9DoVbtEZn-1WSXpepO2xvTZZzNbYFDXdM8Xdu2ElXm6z5UGnaAvMPpboodMe7RZ0ds_pfpdKjWp1eTo/s1600/High_fructose_corn_syrup_tanker-300x225.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgrj0OFcf7Vxy3wFZv-V7fXlc2TzC_RkEjYb0J9hNxTqrHon45tn_Rk2vwwIWa9DoVbtEZn-1WSXpepO2xvTZZzNbYFDXdM8Xdu2ElXm6z5UGnaAvMPpboodMe7RZ0ds_pfpdKjWp1eTo/s200/High_fructose_corn_syrup_tanker-300x225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667598751123141090" /></a>Well, I know sugar. Sugar is a good friend (often foe) of mine. And high fructose corn syrup (HCFS), you are no sugar.<br /><br />Watching the the sugar industry and the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) duke it out in court over whether HCFS should be rebranded as “corn sugar,” or not, makes for great theater. The war of words and litigation are analogous to small market baseball team fans making the choice between rooting for the Yankees or Red Sox: neither is appealing.<br /><br />Now we have a fight in the courts over what can be called sugar or not. Watch for the sweetener wars to become even more exciting as various industry groups defend their respective turfs.<br />The two trade associations and their allies are entangled in litigation that began when the CRA decided that it would rebrand HCFS as “corn sugar” to circumvent HCFS’ bad reputation. The tussle began earlier this year when the CRA lobbied the Food and Drug Association (FDA) to permit the name change. Because of consumer concern, the CRA would prefer the label “corn sugar.” The corn lobby has a poor record of transparency on the manufacture of HFCS and people are concerned about what’s in it. Since “corn sugar” sounds like a different product than HFCS, the Western Sugar Cooperative was one plaintiff that took the CRA to court over allegations of false advertising and deception.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/10/sugar-litigation-sugar-high-fructose-corn-syrup/"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-56348622294356718122011-10-24T09:41:00.004-04:002011-10-24T09:49:03.212-04:00Judge: Lawsuit over ‘corn sugar’ can go forward<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI22rw8yDvJM0PjCuouaLWdefsPP28TeBCTeoqY4e_yxZW61k_yTOVwEXhGFfdTLVXuHhPpMSiGim9FDd_ZhBOAPwE44kUKsmtQd6I5kjfpRcllA6sXPCyT5kX3Vffu3doSN4yZDUmyO_/s1600/CornSugarCartoon1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI22rw8yDvJM0PjCuouaLWdefsPP28TeBCTeoqY4e_yxZW61k_yTOVwEXhGFfdTLVXuHhPpMSiGim9FDd_ZhBOAPwE44kUKsmtQd6I5kjfpRcllA6sXPCyT5kX3Vffu3doSN4yZDUmyO_/s400/CornSugarCartoon1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667055054680167570" /></a>A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to stop the corn industry’s use of the term “corn sugar’’ for high fructose corn syrup can go forward, a decision that the sugar industry lawyers who brought the suit said Saturday was “very encouraging.’’<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall issued the ruling Friday in Los Angeles, allowing the false advertising suit brought by plaintiffs that include the Western Sugar Cooperative against the Corn Refiners Association to go forward.<br /><br />“It is something we expected, we’re not in the business of filing meritless or frivolous lawsuits,’’ sugar industry attorney Adam Fox told The Associated Press.<br /><br /><a href="http://articles.boston.com/2011-10-23/news/30313522_1_corn-sugar-corn-refiners-association-high-fructose-corn-syrup"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-22506286804711250752011-10-24T09:38:00.001-04:002011-10-24T09:40:56.014-04:00Halloween Candy Deconstructed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsOFcqx0ofFxF7Ffz_qXOuRlP1tNnGH66wzgI4PtJge3JBA6V6zxh0NZeGs8C7FFdszU5xwVloFL08b4VBm4O-8-NST_kJujWJnuZtWi448Atw4s7T_Xw7QpGsOoBugPFPfS_kDqEWh6O/s1600/halloween_candy.PNG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsOFcqx0ofFxF7Ffz_qXOuRlP1tNnGH66wzgI4PtJge3JBA6V6zxh0NZeGs8C7FFdszU5xwVloFL08b4VBm4O-8-NST_kJujWJnuZtWi448Atw4s7T_Xw7QpGsOoBugPFPfS_kDqEWh6O/s400/halloween_candy.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667053138043408754" /></a>It's Halloween time — already. The costumes, the candy, the candy, the candy, and lots of it. It's the one time of year that even hard-core healthy eaters become pushers of the sugary stuff.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kval.com/news/health/132241453.html"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-65880303614223015842011-10-20T21:09:00.001-04:002011-10-20T21:12:00.123-04:00New corn syrup labeling is misleading<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLJcr67n-iLW92yNkWsphzU3yhfH4grFgJPFDIus7Q_OwrJg8MhFrnzaMmAuT66tVBH0mWt7LQAn8ni5nzLYUS1o0RfbntdVHjn6Rpn6IQn_R93ets3gVSY7a7vnFA25z-86QltuCy31M/s1600/the-child-catcher-01-630-75.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLJcr67n-iLW92yNkWsphzU3yhfH4grFgJPFDIus7Q_OwrJg8MhFrnzaMmAuT66tVBH0mWt7LQAn8ni5nzLYUS1o0RfbntdVHjn6Rpn6IQn_R93ets3gVSY7a7vnFA25z-86QltuCy31M/s400/the-child-catcher-01-630-75.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665746825067513490" /></a>Corporations and industry groups are at it again, trying to deceive the American public into buying products that are either unsafe or unhealthy. This is their corporate duty under the assumption that they must, as economic agents, follow ruthless self-interest to protect their corporation or industry as a whole.<br /><br />This time, the Corn Refiners Association is trying to change the name of “high-fructose corn syrup,” a name with many negative connotations, to “corn sugar,” a name that sounds much more consumer friendly.<br /><br />The name change is disingenuous. It is meant to deceive consumers into buying more products with high-fructose corn syrup, without those consumers knowing that they are in fact putting high-fructose syrup into their bodies.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thenorthwindonline.com/?p=3862438"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-44797484843386258952011-10-11T09:58:00.002-04:002011-10-11T10:01:30.108-04:00The Corn Mafia Is At It Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk0wg6IfjIyxwVU5KP9elTF820tQ8jliQEZBov-iTfjQPY_Mth6x4P2m8GHlDQnBPKP-PU6oVHFqxO9OWadXVFZDeStlny-uqeJfBebJdlo-VNqZ0En4lPSlO1bzY7FFyyMpAibbZhpUP/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-11+at+9.57.19+AM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk0wg6IfjIyxwVU5KP9elTF820tQ8jliQEZBov-iTfjQPY_Mth6x4P2m8GHlDQnBPKP-PU6oVHFqxO9OWadXVFZDeStlny-uqeJfBebJdlo-VNqZ0En4lPSlO1bzY7FFyyMpAibbZhpUP/s200/Screen+shot+2011-10-11+at+9.57.19+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662234049417678754" /></a>Do you feel like shit? I know I do. I could blame the horrible traffic situation in DC but that's an easy out. I could blame drinking too much Flying Dog. I could blame choosing writing as a career (protip: the shit doesn't pay, yo).<br /><br />But a more likely cause is our toxic environment.<br /><br />They put corn in our gasoline and gasoline in our food. Does that make sense to anyone? When I lived in California, I'd have to stare at Prop 65 signs everywhere warning me that my environment was known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Not might, HAD and probably COULD. My lymph nodes throbbed. WTF.<br /><br />The Corn Mafia wants to keep burning up the shit in gas tanks and in things it has no business being in (like most grocery store cat foods - but I won't make this a lecture on feeding your cats an actual meat diet free of fillers like corn), but the deception is wearing thin.<br /><br />Surely you've seen the Corn Sugar ads. This big toothy chick (who I think was also in a birth control ad - another lobby in and of itself that we'll save for another day) talks about how she too suspected high fructose syrup which shall not be named was bad but then she did the research. She doesn't say what research she did but it led her to discover that sugar is sugar.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jrdeputyaccountant.com/2011/10/corn-mafia-is-at-it-again.html"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-19187136305444622202011-10-06T21:14:00.001-04:002011-10-06T21:16:42.257-04:00High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The Debate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaByORW4IxgdXvvQ_Wq_B8_f5FjT19MFUEtoYtsd0MAAL9hVNQkTABT60k5OAoxKMT3Mf0TKyK28ySXqyxNHVDOunoig1UXSJrPT7i-dD89aJMm3xyDpvZGnUIwrjJVd5buJrz0h3Ztp8/s1600/high-fructose-corn-syrup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaByORW4IxgdXvvQ_Wq_B8_f5FjT19MFUEtoYtsd0MAAL9hVNQkTABT60k5OAoxKMT3Mf0TKyK28ySXqyxNHVDOunoig1UXSJrPT7i-dD89aJMm3xyDpvZGnUIwrjJVd5buJrz0h3Ztp8/s400/high-fructose-corn-syrup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660552893356692674" /></a><br />In 2010, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released data relaying the drastic increase of obesity in the United States. More than 33 percent of Americans are now obese, and no state in the nation has less than a 20 percent obese population. At the same time, it seems as though everyone has an explanation for our ballooning waistbands. P<br /><br />People like Michael Pollan, food activist and writer of In Defense of Food, points to one particular flaw in the Western diet: the massive consumption of corn products and sweeteners. The biggest corn culprit is, as you may have guessed, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The product is found in many foods Americans eat daily, from bread and sauces to lunch meat and sodas. In fact, it is so prevalent and in so many of the foods we consume that Americans eat an annual estimated average of 140 pounds of HFCS.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/high-fructose-corn-syrup-debate/"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-2436140612295567872011-10-05T21:23:00.002-04:002011-10-05T21:30:35.831-04:00Minnesota Public Radio: The rebranding of high fructose syrup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuJiDZ0GOt8kGWPsqCMrgaAoMTjRWmyHJ6oi0oDNmfoGnhRbHY9QH0Jx9JfkIzjcIlnEGVmdTKYn85-R3iywK02Fz-0Uqe_TyH6qYjAwCjAv9syOJ7HiZPyIqTLSTtDTdUv91873RVRhI/s1600/2011-09cornsugar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuJiDZ0GOt8kGWPsqCMrgaAoMTjRWmyHJ6oi0oDNmfoGnhRbHY9QH0Jx9JfkIzjcIlnEGVmdTKYn85-R3iywK02Fz-0Uqe_TyH6qYjAwCjAv9syOJ7HiZPyIqTLSTtDTdUv91873RVRhI/s400/2011-09cornsugar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660185298654610674" /></a>After years of consumer campaigns against high fructose corn syrup, the Corn Refiners Association has decided to change the name of this controversial sweetener to Corn Sugar. Now the sugar industry is taking them to court. We get an update on the law suit and talk about the ethics of rebranding.<br /><br /><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Guests</span></b></i><br /><br /><b>Adam Fox:</b> Partner at Squire Sanders & Dempsey Law firm in Los Angeles. They are representing the Sugar Industry in their suit agaist the Corn Refinery Association<br /><br /><b>Akshay Rao:</b> Professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.<br /><br /><iframe title="minnesota_news_programs_2011_10_04_midmorning_midmorning_hour_1_20111004_64s_player" type="text/html" width="319" height="83" src="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/syndicate.php?name=minnesota/news/programs/2011/10/04/midmorning/midmorning_hour_1_20111004_64" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-40155029253217432242011-10-05T21:04:00.002-04:002011-10-05T21:23:41.000-04:00Lawrence Lessig on How Money Corrupts Congress - and How to Stop It<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNl_qW-VsiIMz6xzBlSGJqvVX9DluiXPaXjSWwn10qG2w9bfhpaHgV_gK_DWsqkSiNGZHrNEpSqRILZIDGtT2OUq0slMVphg9L5srGdVVvPLr26f7sBhTec3I3YPZ4D8r9JMCfjgYDrfr6/s1600/king-corn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNl_qW-VsiIMz6xzBlSGJqvVX9DluiXPaXjSWwn10qG2w9bfhpaHgV_gK_DWsqkSiNGZHrNEpSqRILZIDGtT2OUq0slMVphg9L5srGdVVvPLr26f7sBhTec3I3YPZ4D8r9JMCfjgYDrfr6/s320/king-corn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660183683543967346" /></a><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">When you put these two things together, you understand a little bit why we have an explosion of high-fructose corn syrup substituting for regular sugar in our diets.</span></i><b><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></b></span><br /><br />"There is a feeling today among too many Americans that we might not make it," Lawrence Lessig writes in the introduction to his new book Republic, Lost. "Not that the end is near or that doom is around the corner, but that a distinctly American feeling of inevitability, of greatness – culturally, economically, politically -- is gone." He goes on to note that Americans' trust in government is at an all-time low, related to the (largely accurate) belief that moneyed special interests wield outsize influence over our political system. In his book, Lessig, a Harvard Law School professor and big noise in the field of law and technology, details how money came to corrupt our government, how our broken system hurts both the Left and the Right, and what it will take to return American democracy to its rightful owners – the people. We caught up with him by phone the other day; here, highlights from our conversation.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/lawrence-lessig-on-how-money-corrupts-congress-and-how-to-stop-it-20111005"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-35881490469142100112011-09-27T21:09:00.002-04:002011-09-27T21:14:01.448-04:00Citizens for Health Launches New Website to Take on Food Labeling Issues<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">FoodIdentityTheft.com Alerts Consumers to Deceptive Product Packaging</span></i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAbc2Bwdepu9yEhbc9htZD35oiT-7feCs31GMdUY1BjjnqY6UAyTeL0UR6IRxXDbo8c4N7F8rjvzRplMz4gid5ADkC1bpcOGJXOIq8RzZHIpL30fZBAJjWkuYSJlBH2nOk4FWgdz24grS/s1600/girl-with-cupcake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAbc2Bwdepu9yEhbc9htZD35oiT-7feCs31GMdUY1BjjnqY6UAyTeL0UR6IRxXDbo8c4N7F8rjvzRplMz4gid5ADkC1bpcOGJXOIq8RzZHIpL30fZBAJjWkuYSJlBH2nOk4FWgdz24grS/s200/girl-with-cupcake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657212182155288114" /></a>As the nation's food integrity is under attack by profit-hungry corporations, and consumers are being targeted by deceptive packaging practices, Citizens for Health, one of the nation's most respected consumer advocacy groups, has launched a new website, FoodIdentityTheft.com, to alert and inform Americans about misleading labeling on many food, beverage and health products.<br /><br />Since 1993, Citizens for Health, "the Voice of the Natural Health Consumer," has provided information about the threats posed by hundreds of everyday products. By supplying facts, links to news stories and videos, legislative updates and more, the non-profit organization helps shoppers make informed decisions about the products they buy for themselves and their families.<br /><br />"Many consumers believe that the U.S. government will protect us from false advertising or stop corporations from making unproven claims about their products," said FoodIdentityTheft.com Senior Editor, Linda Bonvie. "But the truth is, corporations have a huge influence in Washington. We as consumers have to protect ourselves, stay informed, and tell our legislators and government agencies that we won't accept being lied to."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/citizens-for-health-launches-new-website-to-take-on-food-labeling-issues-130619183.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-36555873811542077832011-09-26T14:37:00.001-04:002011-09-26T14:40:10.613-04:00Report links farm subsidies, obesity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEKMbJy4q3sQk5ne09y1X35yXu5ZRaFfxAniSHVce7FtePp0wmNyOho3LTx3e-2k-ppEZJcXJQ2CsLTy_zPD7xWkHwo5VdMG71odt9sMo1fOrKaPVu-IbASH-TaOpJ8fnWfvJlt0odKuk/s1600/Picture-1193.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEKMbJy4q3sQk5ne09y1X35yXu5ZRaFfxAniSHVce7FtePp0wmNyOho3LTx3e-2k-ppEZJcXJQ2CsLTy_zPD7xWkHwo5VdMG71odt9sMo1fOrKaPVu-IbASH-TaOpJ8fnWfvJlt0odKuk/s400/Picture-1193.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656739843599657330" /></a>Are farm subsidies making us fat?<br /><br />Billions in taxpayer dollars are going to support high fructose corn syrup and three other common food additives used in junk food, according to a report released this week by the California Public Interest Research Group and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, both consumer advocacy groups.<br /><br />The report, "Apples to Twinkies: Comparing Federal Subsidies of Fresh Produce and Junk Food," makes the case that federal farm subsidies are helping feed the nation's obesity epidemic. The research shows that from 1995 to 2010, $16.9 billion in federal subsidies went to producers and others in the business of corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch and soy oils.<br /><br />"If these agricultural subsidies went directly to consumers to allow them to purchase food, each of America's 144 million taxpayers would be given $7.36 to spend on junk food and 11 cents with which to buy apples each year - enough to buy 19 Twinkies but less than a quarter of one Red Delicious apple apiece," CALPIRG officials said in a statement.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/26/3939173/report-links-farm-subsidies-obesity.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-2060161900902187112011-09-22T21:28:00.002-04:002011-09-22T21:32:43.474-04:00The Fight to Change the Name of High Fructose Corn Syrup<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">The Corn Refiners Association, a group that protects the interests of HFCS makers, is trying to change the product's name to "corn sugar"</span></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS1pKhXoNIiDaZYDs2RO-Io9Grxnq9koDDDPbGfmAG32aIqNX8mlraozH7MI-sGqwcG4aA9YwGTS_rWy-Hz6O8JcJqSDstWvmeREoIquIyCu1IPeiQJWLsakqhBa05osqvFD_zMH6tCOD/s1600/main+AP110830162209-thumb-615x300-64064.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS1pKhXoNIiDaZYDs2RO-Io9Grxnq9koDDDPbGfmAG32aIqNX8mlraozH7MI-sGqwcG4aA9YwGTS_rWy-Hz6O8JcJqSDstWvmeREoIquIyCu1IPeiQJWLsakqhBa05osqvFD_zMH6tCOD/s400/main+AP110830162209-thumb-615x300-64064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655361353823778434" /></a>I worry a lot about the ability of the FDA to set limits on the excess marketing practices of food companies. The latest cause for worry is the seemingly trivial fuss over what to call High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS).<br /><br />HFCS is not especially high in fructose (its fructose content is about the same as that of table sugar) but the term has gotten a bad reputation and food companies have begun to replace this sweetener with table sugar.<br /><br />The Corn Refiners Association, the trade association that protects the interests of the makers of HFCS thinks it can solve that problem by getting the FDA to allow a name change from HFCS to "corn sugar" (see my previous comments on this issue). The FDA has this request under consideration.<br /><br />In the meantime, the Corn Refiners are using "corn sugar" in advertisements on two websites, cornsugar.com and sweetsurprise.com.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/09/the-fight-to-change-the-name-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/245499/"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-53009417751891653162011-09-21T21:04:00.002-04:002011-09-21T21:10:37.806-04:00Why is Junk Food Being Subsidized???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4O1hGnFGAruEKJAPlIc9-lIBXqZe_uguOXv3QTsCI3VxIBJEF7nQiHaDdpmeoSzZWQLsExB5onZU_fhwcZHMiilMhP19Nry7pS32PHzgS1Hftihl1zcfPFd_lGAEfEVCLBW365uMCmWT/s1600/17886_Farm_Subsidies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4O1hGnFGAruEKJAPlIc9-lIBXqZe_uguOXv3QTsCI3VxIBJEF7nQiHaDdpmeoSzZWQLsExB5onZU_fhwcZHMiilMhP19Nry7pS32PHzgS1Hftihl1zcfPFd_lGAEfEVCLBW365uMCmWT/s400/17886_Farm_Subsidies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654985005832444690" /></a>How many tax dollars have been spent subsidizing junk food ingredients? A new report released today by U.S. PIRG paints a clear picture of how agricultural subsidies have been distributed, with a large portion -- $16.9 billion since 1995 -- going toward corn and soy-based additives found in most processed foods, leaving hardly any subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables.<br /><br />Most of the corn and soybeans we see in America are not eaten as is. In fact, only about one percent of U.S.-produced corn is the sweet corn people directly consume. Most of the crops are used to fatten up livestock in factory farms, turned into biofuel, or processed into sweeteners and starches. The sweeteners and starches (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, and soy oils), benefiting from that $16.9 billion in the last 16 years (or $1.06 billion a year) is what has helped keep unhealthy snacks like Twinkies so cheap. Subsidies for healthy food, you ask? They don't get the same favored treatment. U.S. PIRG's report illustrates:<br /><br />Apples are the only fresh fruit or vegetable receiving significant federal subsidies. Since 1995 the entire complex of federal agricultural programs has spent only $262 million on apples, and even this modest support is an overstatement of the subsidies going to fresh apples -- some of the apple crop is itself processed into forms like apple juice or applesauce which in turn may be sweetened with high fructose corn syrup.<br /><br /><a href="http://foodwhistleblower.org/blog/22-2011/228-why-is-junk-food-being-subsidized"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-65615465085611768122011-09-20T21:04:00.002-04:002011-09-20T21:10:27.893-04:00Surviving The 21st Century - Sugar Sugar - Radio Round Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYIM0ygr0QHSl7A-gLbAkPgln4EGv31E6SyVEeUNTE-Af2bxRgNd5Z7-GAb97jVuBGF70SCCnUQtTLDSLfTNe5FUC811kFZhfx6tYz7OGHhXpuBajHB1o0oOHocLjFmMpIDI06cWH92hE/s1600/radio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYIM0ygr0QHSl7A-gLbAkPgln4EGv31E6SyVEeUNTE-Af2bxRgNd5Z7-GAb97jVuBGF70SCCnUQtTLDSLfTNe5FUC811kFZhfx6tYz7OGHhXpuBajHB1o0oOHocLjFmMpIDI06cWH92hE/s200/radio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654613928821243698" /></a>The team of Mannie Barling, Ashley F Brooks and Simon Barrett decided to focus our attention on sugar.<br /><br />The propaganda arm of the High Fructose Corn Syrup industry is the Corn Refiners Association. Their current hogwash is the slogan Sugar is Sugar. In their eyes it matters not where the sugar comes from, sugar is sugar, all sugar is the same. Cane sugar, Beet Sugar, Corn sugar, they are all identical.<br /><br />This is a clearly ridiculous statement. It does not take a bunch of PhD’s to figure out that there are substantial differences.<br /><br />Today’s sugar marketplace is further complicated by the seemingly endless number of artificial sweeteners on the market.<br /><br />The question that we asked ourselves was what are the pro’s and con’s of these different sugars? Are some sugars better for you than others? Or was the question are some sugars less harmful than others?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/127143"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More (and Listen)</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-58659077654300844002011-09-20T21:01:00.002-04:002011-09-20T21:04:24.628-04:00Americans Eat 42 Pounds of Corn Syrup Annually—How Bad Is That?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr-HPeq1t8ODvIdc4McVcMSQZOU4RYIA9ozqght9xq3jiWFyrRX3Bdr0aABgqrXnZQbMYBQfeJLNpHsUjth3s0zloCOURI-mPbBlVYjvfzLLMcv_5gDNupT_Vb88XBuLrq3_WxuCYRkrz/s1600/full_1315860147cornsyrup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr-HPeq1t8ODvIdc4McVcMSQZOU4RYIA9ozqght9xq3jiWFyrRX3Bdr0aABgqrXnZQbMYBQfeJLNpHsUjth3s0zloCOURI-mPbBlVYjvfzLLMcv_5gDNupT_Vb88XBuLrq3_WxuCYRkrz/s200/full_1315860147cornsyrup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654612394774231234" /></a>Derek Thompson at The Atlantic reblogged a visualization of America's annual eating habits. According to Thompson's graphic, besides almost 85 pounds of fat and oils and 110 pounds of red meat, the average American consumes about 42 pounds of high-fructose corn syrup annually. Forty-two pounds is the size of about six newborns, and pretty gross prima facie. But just how bad for you is it?<br /><br />The American Heart Association recommends that women consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugar per day and that men consume no more than nine, which amounts to about 100 and 150 calories, respectively. Forty-two pounds is the equivalent of 3,865 teaspoons of corn syrup, or almost 11 per day. Nobody should be eating that much added sugar.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.good.is/post/americans-eat-42-pounds-of-corn-syrup-annually-how-bad-is-it/"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-29903830533108045692011-09-20T18:37:00.001-04:002011-09-20T18:40:46.624-04:005 Reasons High Fructose Corn Syrup Will Kill You<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH6M7T1MdADzRp5ujTwZsHIQZ6RS00CDzwSuze-7Ul27bolb4xGh2G-L9IDMwF-qwzJ7k1xj7al3a3rZCQquiH5bFBVYOAQJoC4LbPEvjM5dwnpP7Vcyh-LVE2KTw7VMuB-PF_lS-1XDB/s1600/GrimReaper.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH6M7T1MdADzRp5ujTwZsHIQZ6RS00CDzwSuze-7Ul27bolb4xGh2G-L9IDMwF-qwzJ7k1xj7al3a3rZCQquiH5bFBVYOAQJoC4LbPEvjM5dwnpP7Vcyh-LVE2KTw7VMuB-PF_lS-1XDB/s400/GrimReaper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654575228954680626" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">If you can't convince them, confuse them.<br />--Harry Truman</span></i><br /><br />The current media debate about the benefits (or lack of harm) of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in our diet misses the obvious. The average American increased their consumption of HFCS (mostly from sugar sweetened drinks and processed food) from zero to over 60 pounds per person per year. During that time period, obesity rates have more than tripled and diabetes incidence has increased more than seven fold. Not perhaps the only cause, but a fact that cannot be ignored.<br /><br />Doubt and confusion are the currency of deception, and they sow the seeds of complacency. These are used skillfully through massive print and television advertising campaigns by the Corn Refiners Association's attempt to dispel the "myth" that HFCS is harmful and assert through the opinion of "medical and nutrition experts" that it is no different than cane sugar. It is a "natural" product that is a healthy part of our diet when used in moderation.<br /><br />Except for one problem. When used in moderation it is a major cause of heart disease, obesity, cancer, dementia, liver failure, tooth decay and more.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/5-reasons-high-fructose-c_b_861913.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-46774032995505369192011-09-19T21:55:00.002-04:002011-09-19T21:58:44.619-04:00Is Your Dinner 'All Natural'?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><i>According to Ricardo Carvajal, a former FDA lawyer now in private practice counseling food and drug makers, the FDA generated a firestorm in 2008 when it pronounced that high-fructose corn syrup is not "natural."</i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfpaSjsL6hyphenhyphenru0KD0zO3_zU45xoCZuuEcPLrOQNo4k17a1IAEdHIXtf85CBrw4cmuLo64XclzQ4_a99S3TD1kd1sy5iakhCKtafJGynBzws1SHVlxYHeK622YemUeAN-vdIz6W5YLyJnQ/s1600/MK-BP150_NATURA_G_20110919193702.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfpaSjsL6hyphenhyphenru0KD0zO3_zU45xoCZuuEcPLrOQNo4k17a1IAEdHIXtf85CBrw4cmuLo64XclzQ4_a99S3TD1kd1sy5iakhCKtafJGynBzws1SHVlxYHeK622YemUeAN-vdIz6W5YLyJnQ/s400/MK-BP150_NATURA_G_20110919193702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654254743996055602" /></a>From ice cream to salad dressing, and potato chips to pet food, health-conscious grocery shoppers can choose an "all natural" version of just about anything.<br /><br />But one item ingredient-conscious consumers can't pluck off the shelves: an official definition of "natural."<br /><br />A recent spate of consumer lawsuits allege that food companies are playing fast-and-loose with the "all natural" designation, effectively committing fraud against the shopping public. But determining fraud becomes complicated when the federal government itself concedes the rule book is vague.<br /><br />"The word hasn't been defined well enough at all, so for years companies have been able to get away with basically defining it themselves," said Michele Simon, an author and food-policy expert.<br /><br />Wesson cooking oils, Kashi cereals, Arizona-brand drinks and an alcoholic beverage called Skinnygirl Margarita are among the products named in recent lawsuits, with allegations that claims of being "all natural" are undercut by various ingredients.<br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576580671156407598.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-26941616350076166822011-09-19T21:43:00.002-04:002011-09-19T21:46:59.569-04:00The Corn Syrup Diaries: Why Won't You Love Us, FDA?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dc1f_RprcfW6vhdMGas-ft17SbR7aWwmckunL-0VcOnWDTNY_La8EDSRHvrmFAuNoTdLUuN55M1LvF-svTcXHbCM7JDkU7uQh0wOlLnDmIN4bb1ih8BwDHNMXFmhOc4xgh1HVm1_Dc0-/s1600/cornsugarcorn520.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dc1f_RprcfW6vhdMGas-ft17SbR7aWwmckunL-0VcOnWDTNY_La8EDSRHvrmFAuNoTdLUuN55M1LvF-svTcXHbCM7JDkU7uQh0wOlLnDmIN4bb1ih8BwDHNMXFmhOc4xgh1HVm1_Dc0-/s400/cornsugarcorn520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654252050967671138" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>It's comforting to know that the government agency charged with overseeing our nation's food safety isn't utterly spineless, incompetent or, worse yet, completely corrupted by agribusiness.</b></span></i><br /><br />The high fructose corn syrup battle has many fronts: There's the court of public opinion, the court of law and, perhaps most importantly, the "court" of the Food and Drug Administration.<br /><br />Last September, the Corn Refiners Association, petitioned the FDA to let them replace "high-fructose corn syrup" with "corn sugar" on ingredient labels. According to internal memos obtained by the Associated Press, the FDA is having none of it.<br /><br />Cloaked in the language of legality and corporate reticence, these memos are like mash notes from a bad relationship. In this setup, Big Corn is the ardent lover, trying desperately to impress a disinterested girl (the American public) and win the approval of her strict parents (the FDA). C'mon, America. Why won't you just fall in love with "corn sugar"?<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/09/corn_syrup_sugar_diaries.php"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></b></i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-19616857473832607912011-09-19T11:13:00.001-04:002011-09-19T11:17:05.845-04:00Sugar Vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="380" height="223" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J5eEwSfnx2A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br />High Fructose Corn Syrup has long dominated the soda market, but there's a big campaign to suggest it's natural, the same as sugar. The sugar folks estimate corn refiners have spent $50 million on the campaign.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356426365183004627.post-22840235647302225122011-09-18T21:37:00.001-04:002011-09-18T21:40:58.455-04:00High Fructose Corn Syrup is Being Sued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9so1aXUXys0KIKUGGcGxLEm8ees2aluE2omEbPe4c-JxCsbWi7fYYR82MzEvsgGFP68cpYAx3whfK33iqgNbIYaGKix3wxGkKZLRCfyJhgfy_bE1D00VZUboUDVthS3mZ6jNnBcLj0jgy/s1600/HFCS-Soda-200x300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9so1aXUXys0KIKUGGcGxLEm8ees2aluE2omEbPe4c-JxCsbWi7fYYR82MzEvsgGFP68cpYAx3whfK33iqgNbIYaGKix3wxGkKZLRCfyJhgfy_bE1D00VZUboUDVthS3mZ6jNnBcLj0jgy/s200/HFCS-Soda-200x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653879278998868722" /></a>Who would sue high fructose corn syrup and why? A group composed of cane sugar farmers and refiners is adamant against the proposed rebranding of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as "corn sugar" because of the effect it could have on their cane sugar business and that it uses false advertising.<br /><br />HFCS is considered Enemy No. 1 in America's nutrition fight, and citizens have become more and more wary of this popular sweetener additive which adds empty calories to our diet. As a result, its usage has plummeted more than 20%.<br /><br />Although this fructose-glucose blend is made from vegetables and received the approval of the Food and Drug Administration to refer to it as "all-natural" in 2007, HFCS has been blamed for a myriad of health problems of the heart, liver, has encouraged diabetes and the obesity epidemic, and even contains mercury.<br /><br /><a href="http://business.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980331433"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Read More</span></i></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0