Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Do you know what's in the products you consume?

Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
Washington Post

"Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies."

Foods and Products Containing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) (only a partial list)

This list includes items containing High Fructose Corn Syrup from the following fast food restaurants: Arby's, Blimpie, Burger King, Chick-fil-a, Dairy Queen, Jack in the Box, KFC, McDonald's, Subway, Taco Bell, and Whataburger.

Fructose, weight gain, and the insulin resistance syndrome
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

". . fructose consumption might be a contributing factor to the development of obesity and the accompanying metabolic abnormalities observed in the insulin resistance syndrome."

Thanx to AmericanGoy

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