Nine Reasons High Fructose Corn Syrup Is Evil

Nine Reasons High Fructose Corn Syrup Is Evil

1. They’ve started a campaign to counter claims that HFCS is evil, nevermind the fact that it is indeed evil.
2. That’s like The Joker getting a publicist and throwing up a snazzy website and some commercials to counter claims that he’s not evil. You wouldn’t fall for that, would you?
3. The Corn Refiners Association claims that HFCS is nutritionally the same as table sugar and honey. However, honey has cancer-preventing and anti-tumor properties and has been shown to promote better blood sugar control and cholesterol control.
4. Shouldn’t you be concerned about a sweetener that claims to also be used as a “preservative, flavor enhancer, texturizer, bulking agent, fermentation agent and keeps foods fresh and improves texture of high fiber products.”
5. The Corn Refiners Association claims that HFCS is not responsible for people getting fat, but simply fat people are to blame for being fat.
6. The Corn Refiners Association claims that sugar, honey and HFCS all require processing. Someone please send them some raw 100% pure honey.
7. The Corn Refiners Association claims that honey is not healthier than HFCS (!) due to the fact that the nutrients (according to them) comprise only 0.5% of honey. Let’s see, nutrional value of HFS = 0.0%. Nutritional value of honey = 0.5%. Hrm, 0.0%<0.5%.
8. High fructose corn syrup is genetically modified. It is almost certainly made from genetically modified corn and then it is processed with genetically modified enzymes.
9. Animal studies have shown a link between increased consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and adverse health effects, such as diabetes and high cholesterol.