I wanted to post this on the blog: I saw these ads on two different nights. I couldn't believe they were pushing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCs) and totally putting a blanket over how bad they are and misleading the general public. I came across the following info about the evils of HFCs just by chance in my book "YOU The Owner's Manual- An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger: Hold the Syrup: Your digestive system has two main hormones that control hunger and appetite Ghrelin is secreted by the stomach and increases your appetite. When your stomach's empty, it sends ghrelin out requesting food. Leptin tells your brain that you're full. When you eat, your fat cells secrete it so that you stop eating. One of the biggest evil influences on our diet is the presence of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a sugar substitute that itself is a sugar found in soft drinks and many other sweet, processed foods. The problem is that HFCS inhibits leptin secretion, so you never get the message that you're full. And it never shuts off ghrelin, so, even though you have food in your stomach, you constantly get the message that your hungry. Many food manufacturers may eliminate fat but make up for its taste with sugar and HFCS-Which are simply empty calories that serve no nutritional purpose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q&NR=1
Susan
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