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HFCS is metabolized slightly differently from sucrose, but I don't think the significance of those differences is fully understood. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that those differences might affect weight gain, considering the correlation between it's use and obesity rates.
Acknowledging HFCS's role in obesity isn't making an excuse and doesn't mean you have to discount other factors. And it certainly wouldn't hurt anyone to exchange HFCS products for sucrose equivalents.
HFCS is metabolized slightly differently from sucrose, but I don't think the significance of those differences is fully understood. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that those differences might affect weight gain, considering the correlation between it's use and obesity rates.
Acknowledging HFCS's role in obesity isn't making an excuse and doesn't mean you have to discount other factors. And it certainly wouldn't hurt anyone to exchange HFCS products for sucrose equivalents.
I've noticed they are selling FAR LESS HFCS soda at grocery stores when I check these days. However, they are selling out of the "Throwback" varieties that use cane sugar. That is all the evidence I need when it comes to marketing.
With drought throughout the midwest and much of the US the corn crops are in bad shape this year. I feel bad for the farmers, but maybe more products that did not used to contain high fructose corn syrup will go back to their original formulas. Cost is why they made the switch in the first place.
They grow tons of it here in KY - much of it is used to feed cattle. In our area the corn seems to be doing alright - don't know about the rest of the state....a big rain storm tonight will be nice.
Rural Illinois is mostly one big corn field with a little bit of soybeans thrown in, and much of it is down 8-12" for rain. The corn isn't even waist high. I don't think Iowa, or the rest of the midwest is much better, if at all. And no rain in sight. I could never be a farmer. I'd be in a constant state of anxiety.
They grow tons of it here in KY - much of it is used to feed cattle. In our area the corn seems to be doing alright - don't know about the rest of the state....a big rain storm tonight will be nice.
Severe drought conditions exist just to the north in IN and IL. Corn commodity prices are spiking in the last month. I am stocking up now as I expect prices to go much higher by the end of the year and next year. I don't consume any wheat, soy, dairy, or eggs so corn (preferably organic) is a primary staple that I use quite a bit of along with potatoes and rice as my other starches.
"In the meantime, if you want to lose weight, eat less."
The article did not say whether the people in the study consumed all of every meal. The high fat diet is ketogenic and suppresses appetite. Also, it is unclear to me how they selected the people in the study. There were only 21, so seven on eahc diet. Unless they were all the same sex and starting body composition, I don't see how one determines that one group of dieters "burned" more calories than another. That could just be due to differences in basal metabolic rate. I really think the study was too short and too small to mean much.
The diet that was actually recommended by one of the commentators was the low glycemc index diet, similar to the Mediterranean diet.
"In the meantime, if you want to lose weight, eat less."
The article did not say whether the people in the study consumed all of every meal. The high fat diet is ketogenic and suppresses appetite. Also, it is unclear to me how they selected the people in the study. There were only 21, so seven on eahc diet. Unless they were all the same sex and starting body composition, I don't see how one determines that one group of dieters "burned" more calories than another. That could just be due to differences in basal metabolic rate. I really think the study was too short and too small to mean much.
The diet that was actually recommended by one of the commentators was the low glycemc index diet, similar to the Mediterranean diet.
The USA Today write-up was terrible, here is a better write-up:
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