Comments on: Sugar: The Bitter Truth

By: Jerry R Johnson

Jerry R Johnson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:21:40 +0000

Thank you very much and I’m going to follow you very close if I can. Some good info here hope we can get started on getting HFCS out of our food supply. jrj

By: mate

mate — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:52:21 +0000

I added your post to my blog!

By: A-Jax

A-Jax — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:23:32 +0000

Don’t forget about the mercury in HFCS sodas.

By: Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:49:44 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:31:20 +0000

I am suspect of any person of even moderate intelligence who decides to defend HFCS (ed). Corporate influence on the food we consume is out of control it serves not to better our communities and enrich our lives….BUT only to create a profit….and ED, that is a big negative any way you slice it. so what ever the factory processed shit we are talking about, it is certianly linked to the suffering of many people through its contribution to western chronic illness. So yeah…I get a little peeved watching this slick messaging that is simply propaganda on TV. Good luck with the Poker Annie!

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:08:25 +0000

The problem seems to be that it’s easy to eat too much hfcs because it’s in almost every processed food you can eat at the grocery store. We need to be aware of how much of each type sugar we eat. -D

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:57:43 +0000

I think you are completely wrong on these commercials and the Dr. Lustig would agree you are wrong. It is sugar in general that is the problem not HFCS. These commercials don’t say that HFCS is good for you the just say it is the same as regular sugar. Below are pieces from and article Dr. Lustig is quoted in regarding the change from HFCS in chocolate milk to regular white sugar.

Switching from high-fructose corn syrup to sucrose in the chocolate milk is nonsense, said Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at UCSF. It’s not how the sugar is made that’s the problem, he said – it’s that Americans, and especially kids, are eating too much sugar, period.

“The difference between high-fructose corn syrup and sucrose, molecule for molecule or ounce for ounce, isn’t worth discussing. They are both equally dangerous,” Lustig said.

“People pick on high-fructose corn syrup because it’s new, it’s ‘not natural,’ ” Lustig said. “What makes high-fructose corn syrup sinister is its price. Because it’s cheap, it’s made its way into every item we purchase at the store. The food companies know that when they add it, we buy more.”

The complete article can be found at the link below or by going to http://www.sfgate.com and searching for Dr. Lustig (the article was published on 1/20/2010)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/20/MNON1BKAK0.DTL#ixzz0eZwz8GaO

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:03:11 +0000

Thank You for posting this! I am a health nut as it is but I didn’t even know this. I don’t drink soda for obvious reasons but hopefully now I can show this to others who always brush me off when I tell them to eat healthy. Thank You!

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:28:36 +0000

I like the different topics, including food, being a mom, and the poker woven in. But, are you really playing poker these days or just riding the poker wave while you focus on other stuff?

By: Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:15:42 +0000

Annie,

Thank you! This was very informative and will help me be more aware of what goes in my body. More importantly what goes in my children’s body.

Thank you again.