High-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain than sugar (2010)
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HN comment orderStop giving out corn welfare to corporations and problem solved. It's the ONLY reason why it's so heavily used. Corn syrup and ethanol - two massively damaging products of a completely corrupt system that everyone refuses to change because of massive profits off taxpayers.
High-fructose corn syrup is poison, period. Weight gain is minor, bring on the diabeties, heart disease, inflammatory issues. The list goes on and on. Simple solution is to let market prices dictate cost of sugar, rather than corn subsidies. We're subsidizing one of the greatest health risks of the last and current generation.
I notice that if I have lots of HFCS items I suffer from semi-diabetic type symptoms if I go too long without food: an urgent desire to eat, cold sweats, the shakes, blurry vision, etc. It's usually not too bad, but sometimes can pretty much take me out of commission. For years, before I figured out it was HFCS, I tried to deal with it by constantly eating which made me very heavy. About a year ago I figured it…
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-22 | Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup prompts more weight gain vs sugar | chaostheory | 62 | 35 |
| 2010-03-25 | Princeton researchers find that HFCS prompts considerably more weight gainFirst breakout | tjr | 45 | 60 |
| 2013-07-13 | High-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain than sugar (2010)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | mhb | 181 | 122 |
| 2015-05-17 | Do high-fructose corn syrup calories = table sugar calories? | SQL2219 | 1 | 0 |