High-fructose corn syrup

often been manipulated in such a way to make the product “better” in some way. Processed foods are often high in sugar and High fructose corn syrup (HFCS). (Gunnars, 2017). HFCS is made when an enzyme is added to glucose to make half of the glucose, fructose. (Shewfelt, 2017). Glucose and fructose are both types of sugars. Sugar, when consumed in excess, is extremely harmful to the human body. High sugar intake can lead to insulin resistance, leading to diabetes and higher levels of cholesterol.…

understood if they are standing alone. Furthermore, Pollan suggests that if these micronutrients are taken out of context, people trying to eat healthily will be misguided as they indulge in low-fat foods, which are “good,” but packed high with high-fructose corn syrup, which heavily processed and unhealthy. His second piece of advice is to not to overeat. This sentiment may feel like a given, but Pollan refers back to studies as well as his own personal experience before recognizing that people…

Through weeks of research, we discovered that there are over fifty different names for sugar; including maltodextrin, high fructose corn syrup, muscovado, and sucrose. Another shocking fact that we learned from our research was that the healthy amount of sugar to consume per day is two tablespoons or thirty grams for women and three tablespoons or forty-five grams for men. However, we learned that the average American consumes over six tablespoons or eighty-two grams of sugar per day. During one…

Did you know, if you add salt or ice to anything cold the temperature drops? In my experiment, I wanted to find out if different materials impact the rate of ice melting. Before starting this experiment, I know sugar and salt dissolve in water and sand turns into mud. I predict that the results of this experiment will be that the sugar and salt will make the ice melt at a faster rate than the sand because sugar and salt dissolve in water and sand does not. To complete this experiment I will…

calories, and sodium. Dr. Robert Lustig, an expert on obesity claims that “excessive amounts of sugar can serve as a toxin that contributes to obesity in a big way and also to many other lethal diseases” (Mercola Health). The liver converts most of that fructose that is eaten into fat for storage. Easily, one could consume 1,500 calories in just one meal alone and the recommendation for the amount of calories Americans should be intaking everyday is between 1,500-1,800. Basically, Dr. Lustig is…

doesn’t make sense if the ban wasn’t evenly enforced. It needed to include all high risks drinks. If they do agree with the ban then it would only ban sodas, it doesn’t stop people from drinking sugary sport drinks and sweetened fruit juices. The ban will still make sense even though it doesn’t include diet sodas and fruit juices. Fruit juice is healthier for you than soda because it has more juice than high fructose corn syrup. If we start the soda ban then we can help people to have…

polyunsaturated fats increase the good cholesterol (HDL). The third, saturated fats, raises bad cholesterol (LDL). Fat is a concern to the human nutritional and wellness lifestyle because excess fat leads to diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Health recommendations are switching to healthier cooking oils such as extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil rather than hydrogenated oils and eat less of foods heavily fried in oil. COW DAIRY: As stated by the…

extra forms of beneficial probiotics like lactobacillus, acidophilus, thermophillus, bifudus, and bulgaricus. As with any yogurt, you should be sure to look at the ingredients and stay away from brands that contain artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup. Miso Soup You may have had miso soup before at a Japanese restaurant. But did you know this delicious and soothing broth also happens to be an excellent source of probiotics? Miso paste, which is made from fermented soybeans, rice or…

the U.S. at an alarming rate. The imported honey comes from bees that are treated with dozens of chemicals, the chemicals prevent the bees from producing a sustainable amount of honey and to make up for the difference Chinese beekeepers add high fructose corn syrup to the batch. Local Honey bees tend to scout and forage for just about anything that is sweet. Contamination of U.S. honey bees becomes the result of purchasing thousands of barrels of cheap Chinese…

most calories, junk food. If you live in a food desert then you don’t even have the option to spend your money, the little you do have, on fresh food, because it is not available to you. And by eating high calorie low nutrition food you are depriving your body of needed nutrients while ingesting high amounts of fat and sugar. This type of diet will lead to malnutrition and obesity. One can see how hunger, food deserts and obesity are directly…