Posts Tagged ‘ High Fructose Corn Syrup ’

Truth about High Fructose Corn Syrup

April 16, 2009
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Here are some funny (or maybe not-so-funny) videos about the misinformation that the High Fructose Sugar Lobby has been trying to shove down our mouths lately.

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Healthy News Digest 1/28/2009

January 28, 2009
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Health News: ADHD DRUGS AND HALLUCINATIONS: A new study released by the journal Pediatrics showed that children who are taking drugs such as Ritalin, Concerta and others may experience hallucinations. The side effects of these drugs included hallucinations of worms or snakes crawling on the children and also included other side effects such as psychosis and mania. Dr. Scott’s Comments: The rate of these side-effects were fairly low (around 2 percent), but represent yet another serious complication of these medications. Why we turn to drug therapy to help these children is beyond my understanding, when diet and nutritional therapy...

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Complete Guide to Sugars

December 28, 2008
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I get a lot of questions about sugars and which are okay to eat and which are not. Most of the questions have to do with finding a good substitute to take the place of white sugar. Sorry to say, but the short answer is that there are no good substitutes either in natural sugars or artificial sweeteners, with one exception (see below).

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What is Wrong With High Fructose Corn Syrup?

September 8, 2008
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If you are under the impression that everything you eat contains High Fructose Corn Syrup, you are not alone. With a combination of government subsidies and increased crop yields, the cost of corn had dropped dramatically making the production of High Fructose Corn Syrup cheap and readily available.

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