The bittersweet truth about HFCS

I know said I was going to post my article about protein next but there is a lot of information swirling around right now about High Fructose Corn Syrup, especially since the CRA (Corn Refiners Association) launched a series of misleading ads, yes I am totally bias on this, trying to present HFCS as a natural food.

Here are some excellent links to blogs, government agencies and news articles explaining some of the pros/cons, truths and lies about HFCS.

Almost Fit - Excellent blog-detective work on HFCS

Messed Up America - Another great blog report on HFCS

Access My Library - Article outlining a Judge's denial of a consumer lawsuit that would NOT have allowed food producers to call HFCS natural

Washington Post - Article about the negative environmental impact of HFCS production

The Uncomfortable Truth - MOre great blog work, makes some excellent points with wit

The Natural Food Merchandiser - Article outlining the FDA position on the "natural" label and the confusion it's causing

As far as I'm concerned HFCS is crap, primarily because I try to avoid processed foods, which HFCS is, at all costs and when I do eat them I try to eat things with plain old sugar or honey or other truly NATURAL sweetener and not chemicals that were cooked up in a laboratory.

You should definitely do your research on this but in my opinion if it's made in a lab it's not natural and you're probably better off NOT eating it. 

more later.

xoxo

martha