Archive for the "HFCS" category

 

5 (more) Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

 

I wrote a post last month titled “5 Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup“. There are actually more than 5 reasons, however I did not wish to overwhelm you at the time.
I have written a couple of other posts on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and I wish to give you as much [...]

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What is Crystalline Fructose?

 

If you have visited my blog before, you may have noticed that I have written a few posts regarding high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, as it is more commonly known. Not only have I been writing about it, but I have also been talking about it.
In one of my college courses (I am finishing [...]

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5 Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

 

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is found as one of the main ingredients (i.e.: in the top four) in soft drinks, low-fat salad dressings, and almost all fast and processed foods.
It is in beer, pasta sauces, protein bars (I was surprised when I read that on one of my protein bar’s ingredients), convenience foods, bakery [...]

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Forget Dieting – Make One of These 9 Lifestyle Changes Instead!

 

What do you think of when you hear the word “diet”?
If you have a few pounds to shed and are contemplating going on a diet, do you rejoice with glee, or dread it with all your might?
When I think of the word “diet”, two definitions come to mind:
1. It is something you do to get [...]

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What Is High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Why Is It So Bad For My Body?

 

In a previous post I wrote a bit about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). I mentioned that it was brought to my attention in the book You On A Diet that the brain actually doesn’t get the signal that our stomach is full when we eat foods that contain it.
I’d like to go into more [...]

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How “YOU On A Diet” Influenced Me to Change

 

I am always on the lookout for motivating items to help me stay on track during weight loss because no matter how high my motivation level may be, I invariably will go through slumps. In December 2006 I was having a hard time getting motivated and was searching for something that would actually get me [...]

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