tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post7132260124705954639..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: Eating high fructose corn syrup makes Yogi bear.......Sunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-52734831853074154302010-04-07T07:43:24.374-07:002010-04-07T07:43:24.374-07:00Thanks for your comment Mr. Gunn. Actually I don&...Thanks for your comment Mr. Gunn. Actually I don't think the food industry is evil or anything. As far as HFCS goes, the big issue is quantity of consumption, and most Americans get "too much" of it. With fruit, you actually won't get those side effects unless you are consuming a massive amount of fruit. Many fruit (like strawberries, oranges or grapefruit) are fairly low fructose, while others like apples, bananas and grapes have more. But even there, the most fructose you have is around 5-7% by weight. So, you'll need to eat a whole pound of fruit to get 5 teaspoons of fructose. Almost no one continuously eats that much fruit (typical healthy diets will have one or two cups of fruit, thats it). Compare that to the average cookies or ice cream, and you'll see what i mean.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-45862879829459482712010-04-07T07:39:13.740-07:002010-04-07T07:39:13.740-07:00Mr. Gunn...thanks for your comment. I don't r...Mr. Gunn...thanks for your comment. I don't really think HFCS is a chemical made by the "evil" food manufacturers. I don't think food manufacturers are evil. But I do think the biochemistry here makes solid sense. Unfortunately, as far as HFCS goes, it is more a quantity issue than anything else. Most Americans consume massive amounts of HFCS...and only few people watch what they eat carefully. As far as your comment on fruit goes....you actually won't have the same negative effects with fruit because it is again a matter of quantity, and how much fructose you can consume with fruit. Fruit like strawberries, oranges and grapefruit are low on fructose. Some others (grapes, apples, bananas) have higher amounts, but even there, fructose is at best about 5-7% of the total weight of a fruit. So you'll need to eat a pound of fruit to get 5 teaspoons of fructose. Compare that to the average cookie or ice cream, and you'll see what I mean.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-91931460028192305922010-04-06T19:26:20.400-07:002010-04-06T19:26:20.400-07:00I don't have an issue with the argument that f...I don't have an issue with the argument that fructose is metabolized different by the body, but I do have an issue with the argument that HFCS is an chemical that evil food manufacturers are poisoning America with. Unfortunately, the latter is the message that people who write about this seem to want to communicate.<br /><br />If it's true that fructose makes you fat, wouldn't you expect the same negative effects from a diet higher in fruit?Mr. Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434342767819948877noreply@blogger.com