Why are Americans overweight, why do 1 in 5 children have hypertension, why do so many people have diabetes, and why do we keep buying products with fructose in it?
Fructose is processed by the body differently. Also fructose's causal relationship to hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, coronary arterial disease and obesity remain a concern for public healthRead the labels and just say no and put it back on the self. I don't care how healthy the rest of the product is, I will not eat any kind of HFCS with weed killer in it. Nor will I ask anyone else to do the same. Read Wikapedia below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalline_fructose
Crystalline fructose
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crystalline fructose is a processed sweetener derived from corn that is almost entirely fructose.
It consists of at least 98% pure fructose, any remainder being water and trace minerals. It is used
as a sweetener in the likes of beverages and yogurts, where it substitutes for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
and table sugar. Crystalline fructose is estimated to be about 20 percent sweeter than table sugar,[1] and
5% sweeter than HFCS.[2]
It consists of at least 98% pure fructose, any remainder being water and trace minerals. It is used
as a sweetener in the likes of beverages and yogurts, where it substitutes for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
and table sugar. Crystalline fructose is estimated to be about 20 percent sweeter than table sugar,[1] and
5% sweeter than HFCS.[2]
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Production
See also: Production of high-fructose corn syrup
Crystalline fructose is created from cornstarch, but other starches such as rice and wheat can be used.[3]
In this method, corn is first milled to produce cornstarch, then processed to yield corn syrup which is almost
entirely glucose. The glucose obtained is reacted with a series of enzymes to convert nearly all the glucose
into fructose. The fructose is then allowed to crystallize out, and is finally dried and milled to produce
crystalline fructose.
In this method, corn is first milled to produce cornstarch, then processed to yield corn syrup which is almost
entirely glucose. The glucose obtained is reacted with a series of enzymes to convert nearly all the glucose
into fructose. The fructose is then allowed to crystallize out, and is finally dried and milled to produce
crystalline fructose.
Health effects
There are studies for and against the health benefits of crystalline fructose.[2]
Crystalline fructose is generally considered safe, but concerns have been raised about health effects,
particularly hepatotoxicity.[1] As of January 2010, the FDA has not designated crystalline fructose to
begenerally recognized as safe.[4]
particularly hepatotoxicity.[1] As of January 2010, the FDA has not designated crystalline fructose to
begenerally recognized as safe.[4]
Because crystalline fructose is sweeter than the sugars it replaces, less sugar can be used to produce
a desired level of sweetness, resulting in a roughly 5-percent reduction in the amount of calories.[2]
Fructose is also an isomer of glucose, carrying the same energetic value when burned.
a desired level of sweetness, resulting in a roughly 5-percent reduction in the amount of calories.[2]
Fructose is also an isomer of glucose, carrying the same energetic value when burned.
Any positive health benefit of crystalline fructose consumption is fueled primarily by the fact
that fructose does have the same value as glucose when burned. However, fructose is processed
by the body differently; fructose's causal relationship to hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease,
cirrhosis, coronary arterial disease and obesity remain a concern for public health analysts. [5]
that fructose does have the same value as glucose when burned. However, fructose is processed
by the body differently; fructose's causal relationship to hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease,
cirrhosis, coronary arterial disease and obesity remain a concern for public health analysts. [5]
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