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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many common foods made using commercial high fructose corn syrup contain mercury as well, researchers reported on Tuesday, while another study suggested the corn syrup itself is contaminated.
Food processors and the corn syrup industry group attacked the findings as flawed and outdated, but the researchers said it was important for people to know about any potential sources of the toxic metal in their food.
Do you suppose the corn syrup industry knew this before they gltrred the airwaves with commercials about how high fructose corn syrup was fine in modration?
Do you suppose the corn syrup industry knew this before they gltrred the airwaves with commercials about how high fructose corn syrup was fine in modration?
hmmmm....I fail to buy the theory that they are incompetent, and hence, they didn't know. If they found that mercury gave them more profits, i suppose they would find a way to incorporate it into the foods cause at the end, is all about the money, and not about what's best for the public.
"Our industry has used mercury-free versions of the two reagents mentioned in the study, hydrochloric acid and caustic soda, for several years," Audrae Erickson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said in a statement.
This freaked me out for a few reasons. 1. A reagent is a substance or compound consumed during a chemical reaction. This is chemistry, not food. 2. They said they've only been mercury-free for a few years, meaning they used to use mercury-laden reagents prior to a few years ago. 3. They use hydrochloric acid and caustic soda in a substance they want people to eat.
"Our industry has used mercury-free versions of the two reagents mentioned in the study, hydrochloric acid and caustic soda, for several years," Audrae Erickson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said in a statement.
This freaked me out for a few reasons. 1. A reagent is a substance or compound consumed during a chemical reaction. This is chemistry, not food. 2. They said they've only been mercury-free for a few years, meaning they used to use mercury-laden reagents prior to a few years ago. 3. They use hydrochloric acid and caustic soda in a substance they want people to eat.
Yeah, thats something I REALLY wanna ingest.
Do I think they knew about it? Is the Pope German?
at this point, my diet is nearly completely free of corn syrup and HFCS! I've avoided sodas not sweetened w/ sugar and have found a few brands of bread, pasta sauce, and crackers that don't use it. my only weak point is in candy, but I've been getting better w/ that and have found a source for jelly beans sweetened w/ real sugar and w/ Vit C that I love (plus, they're a bit expensive, so I won't be buying a ton of them ). I know I'm also consuming HFCS in mixed drinks at bars, so I'll have to limit that. I try not to think of how much of the stuff I'm eating via fast foods and restaurant foods, so I guess I'll just have to limit my intake on those items.
I never got the commercials claiming that HFCS was good. there is an almost direct correlation between the introduction of HFCS to various foods and the rise of obesity. granted, this could be more b/c of the fact that HFCS is in EVERYTHING these days, but I don't see how it can be healthier than regular sugar or honey, so I just try to avoid it altogether
As much as I hate HFCS (and I hate it very much) the levels of mercury found were very, very low - like, a thousand times lower than what is found in "safe" fish.
The problem is that mercury is nasty stuff, so the 'ideal' amount is 0.
Again - not apologizing for the corn lobby; just bringing some perspective. In the rankings of "reasons to avoid HFCS" this one isn't first on the list is all.
Again - not apologizing for the corn lobby; just bringing some perspective. In the rankings of "reasons to avoid HFCS" this one isn't first on the list is all.
I agree, but honestly, I haven't found a good reason to eat HFCS, so this just adds to the list of grievances.
I'm "lucky" enough to have a personal experience with HFCS- well, my husband anyway. It really almost killed him. Everytime he ate HFCS, it would make him violently ill though we didn't know what it was, and the kicker was, he was still gaining weight, even though he couldn't hold down the majority of his food- it IS in everything! His Doctor also told him he was a hairsbreath away from diabetes, and put him on high blood pressure medication.
So- in an effort to eat healtier, (even though he wasn't overeating) he cut out all soda completely, and we started noticing a difference. So that's how we were able to make the connection with the HFCS. Without doing anything different except using ingredients with no HFCS or eating it in any form, he was able to get off the blood pressure medication in two months, normalize his blood sugar and lose 60lbs.
"Our industry has used mercury-free versions of the two reagents mentioned in the study, hydrochloric acid and caustic soda, for several years," Audrae Erickson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said in a statement.
This freaked me out for a few reasons. 1. A reagent is a substance or compound consumed during a chemical reaction. This is chemistry, not food. 2. They said they've only been mercury-free for a few years, meaning they used to use mercury-laden reagents prior to a few years ago. 3. They use hydrochloric acid and caustic soda in a substance they want people to eat.
There's a documentary about this called King Corn that's very informative & enlightening.
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). I know I'm also consuming HFCS in mixed drinks at bars, so I'll have to limit that. I try not to think of how much of the stuff I'm eating via fast foods and restaurant foods, so I guess I'll just have to limit my intake on those items.
