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Join us in our cause to strip High Fructose corn syrup from the foods we eat and drink to say the lives of our children and grandchildren.

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Does High Fructose Corn Syrup Make You Fat?

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made of roughly 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose. Since its introduction in the late 1970s, it has become the preferred sweetener for most food manufact... | posted by RNman

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Heart Association

The Heart Association just came out with the recommendation that calories from sugar per day be limited to 100 for women and 150 for men. Also that syrup in an ingredient list = sugar. The soft dri... | posted by nightree

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mercury

A recent article found well known name brand products that used HFCS to sweeten to also contain mercury. The reason for this hasn't been determined. My own opinion is that the corn itself is probab... | posted by nightree

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Jane Brody Feb 9th

view link In the Science Times for Feb 9th Jane Brody wrote about sweetness. The kind served by the spoonful. | posted by nightree

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We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup

Sugar coated We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup. Do the risks go beyond our waistline? Kim Severson, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Chronicle illustration by Ed Rachl... | posted by HappyHarry613

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