Hidden Sugar Possible Reason for Increase in Diabetes in U.S.

Roger Zoul said:

University of Florida researchers have identified one possible reason for
rising obesity rates, and it all starts with fructose, found in fruit,
honey, table sugar and other sweeteners, and in many processed foods.

Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you should be,
say the scientists, whose studies in animals have revealed its role in a
biochemical chain reaction that triggers weight gain and other features of
metabolic syndrome - the main precursor to type 2 diabetes. In related
research, they also prevented rats from packing on the pounds by
interrupting the way their bodies processed this simple sugar, even when the
animals continued to consume it.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3324

HFCS (High Fructose Corn syrup)was labeled GRAS long ago, perhaps too
easily ...

I found this on a site "Cooking for Engineers", written prior to this
recent Univ. of Florida study......

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?forward=http://www.cookingforengineers.com/2005/02/kitchen-notes-additives.php

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Description: Corn syrup modified by enzymes to increase fructose to
glucose ratio (about 55% fructose). Similar sweetness as sucrose
(cane/beet sugar) but less expensive to produce.

Side Effects: May interfere with use of magnesium, copper, and chromium.
Also, HFCS has been implicated in the development of adult-onset diabetes.

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So, evidently the suspicion of this HFCS - Adult Diabetes relationship
has been around a while.... and the recent data seems to be a step along
the way to clarifying the issue.

These diet things take a LONG time to get resolved, don't they.

It was about 25 or 30 years before the first accusations of the
detrimental character of Trans-fats and their eventual labeling as
detrimental.

So, the question of the day is "How long will it take for HFCS to be
labeled detrimental to health in adequate quantities?"

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1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplimental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

jbuch <jbuch@CUT_HERE.revealed.net> wrote:
:> So, the question of the day is "How long will it take for HFCS to be
:> labeled detrimental to health in adequate quantities?"

It's a real good question, Jim. However, I'm not waiting around to find
out. 🙂

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Quoted message said:

University of Florida researchers have identified one possible reason for
rising obesity rates, and it all starts with fructose, found in fruit,
honey, table sugar and other sweeteners, and in many processed foods.

Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you should be,
say the scientists, whose studies in animals have revealed its role in a
biochemical chain reaction that triggers weight gain and other features of
metabolic syndrome - the main precursor to type 2 diabetes. In related
research, they also prevented rats from packing on the pounds by
interrupting the way their bodies processed this simple sugar, even when
the animals continued to consume it.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3324

What about hidden corn starch? It's amazing how much "low fat" food is just
regular food with corn starch to "thin" it out.