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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:13 AM Original message |
Fructose metabolism by the brain increases food intake and obesity |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. that's what my body told me ... i had to give up pop and diet pop |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's hard to eliminate it, but not so hard to cut down significantly. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. It's actually easy to eliminate it if you don't eat a lot of processed stuff |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Give me details on how you cook your brown rice - I'm having trouble |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Here's a good primer: |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
52. In a pressure cooker |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I switched to 'flavored' seltzer water and noticed immediate benefits ..... |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. flavored seltzer water, thanks for the tip. |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. I also switched to flavored seltzer |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Does that "flavored" seltzer water have aspartame? |
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ladywnch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
57. no sweetner at all in the stuff I drink. I can't stand the sweetened seltzer now. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
60. What a beautiful dog! |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Thanks. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
72. No. The flavoring is without any sweetener at all .... and tastes great. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I have seen glass bottles of 7Up at stores here |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. Probably Mexican imports, like the Coca Cola |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #82 |
134. A Mexican import is likely. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. i get ill from aspartame also, and Splenda doesn't cause me illness |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
88. I mix unflavored with Angostura Bitters. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
111. I used to drink pop all the time |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I notice a difference between aspartame and sucalose |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Diet Hansen's Soda |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. hansen's |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Point Root beer! |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. oh you must mean Steven's Point, Wisconsin. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. There is a Diet Coke with Sucralose |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. Splenda gives me horrible body aches, like I'm coming down with |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
66. It makes my feet swell. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. That ain't good. nt |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
46. Diet Shasta Cola does too.. //nt |
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mackdaddy (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
120. Splenda causes me extreme muscle weakness... |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #120 |
122. wow--that's interesting. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #120 |
133. Wow. |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. you dont have to give up pop without HFCS |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
59. Do you have an ethnic section in your grocery store? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #59 |
79. FWIW: During passover, you can get "Kosher Coke" which contains sugar |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. eliminate soda first |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's great to read valid scientific evidence linking HFCS to obesity. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I know, it's in everything. You either have to make everything from scratch or buy |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Get bread from your grocery bakery |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
49. thank you for that tip |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. What is "obesity," anyway? |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
61. Arnold's bread and Nature's own do not. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. HFCS will never touch my lips |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. per capita consumption of these sweeteners in the USA is about 145 lbs/year |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. People are eating 1/3 to 1/2 a pound per day? |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. if that's true, then somebody is eating my share! n/t |
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mrsadm (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. yes, they are ... |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Not the phamra industry... |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
64. My poor kitty started exhibiting symptoms of type2 diabetes, such as drinking massive amounts of |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. HFCS is no worse than sugar, though, right? nt |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Yeah - they have those commercials on TV that say so. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Yeah, and you gotta love the 'disclaimer' "when eaten in moderation" |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Do you actually have a response beyond |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Right. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Don't disagree |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
68. "the use of high fructose sweeteners (both high fructose corn syrup and table sugar)" |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Right |
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canucksawbones (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
85. table sugar |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. But HFCS isn't pure fructose |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
45. Researchers point out that HFCS is digested differently than natural sugars... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. That's what I'm disputing. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Do you have articles to back up that assertion? |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
90. What assertion? |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #48 |
137. HFCS and sugar are probably DIGESTED the same. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
81. Re: it's no worse than sugar, but no better either |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. I guesss *you* didn't. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. It depends on the sorts of "sugar" and HFCS you're talking about… |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Right |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. HFCS 55 is 55% Fructose, 41% Glucose, 4% other sugars |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. And HFCS 42 is 42% fructose, 53% glucose |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. True enough |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I guess the answer is just avoiding sugars at all |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. I don't think we have to avoid sugar completely |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Yes |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Well… I wouldn't go that far… |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. I mean agree that moderation is a good thing. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. "Moderation in all things" |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
105. Fructose-sweetened Drinks Increase Nonfasting Triglycerides In Obese Adults |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Why still posting these? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Consider… |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. shrug |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. Well, as I said, it's the "soft drinks" which conern me most |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:51 AM Response to Reply #105 |
116. overconsumption of any sugar raises triglycerides. i'd be interested |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #116 |
117. Re: I'd be interested in seeing the number of subjects in the study. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #117 |
124. obese subjects, 9m, 7f, sugar drink = 1/3 of total (unknown) calories, |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #99 |
107. Missing link between fructose, insulin resistance found |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #99 |
121. Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, researcher reports |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #97 |
115. maybe to get people to pay a premium for e.g. "healthier" pop with sugar instead of hfcs for example |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #115 |
123. NY Times: "Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a Selling Point" |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #115 |
131. I saw that.. I think they're also getting "retro" no HFCS Mountain Dew too soon... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:36 AM Response to Reply #92 |
114. and hfcs 42 is 42% fructose, & 53% or so glucose. & apples are 57% fructose, 14.2% glucose, 28.5% |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #114 |
118. I do question fads, which is why I always try to find the actual science and read it for myself |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #118 |
125. I understand that, but what a lot of folks don't understand is that nutrition research |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #125 |
132. Re: Here's some research which has more to do with (other things) than hfcs |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:43 AM Response to Reply #132 |
135. Fact is, consumption of total calories rose from the 80s to the present. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #135 |
138. The question is, what has changed that consumption has increased? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. boredom, depression, anxiety, imo. secondary to socio-economic shifts. |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
136. Bullshit. HFCS may have the same caloric value as sugar... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #136 |
139. Sunny D doesn't have HFCS |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Yes it does - 2nd ingredient listed... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #140 |
141. You're totally right |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #141 |
142. Sorry - didn't mean to be snarky - I have just become obsessive about reading labels |
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Last Stand (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
16. Try Agave. Twice as sweet and breaks down sloooowly in the blood. nt |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. It Sounds Like More Crap |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. are you trying to get your post count up there buddy? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Lol! That wins the inane post of the day award. nt |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. Actually, it's true |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. I didn't realize agave was used as a sweetener. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Yeah, it's one of the only sweeteners that doesn't level me with a |
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Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
84. Being pre-diabetic myself, I can verify that agave nectar does not f**k up my blood sugar. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
91. What do you think about stevia? nt |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #91 |
119. I don't know if I've tried it yet |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
127. Agave nectar is almost entirely fructose. |
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lilyreally (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. Two years ago |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. That's very interesting. Thanks. n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. We are humans and humans like SWEET! Any quickly absorbed sugar sucks. That includes glucose |
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canucksawbones (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
86. except for the diarrhea |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
32. It might be time to tax or at the very least regulate this. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Actually, we pay billions in subsidies to the corn industry |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
62. I don't think I want bigots in line, either |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. If you want to drink Coke, go to Costco and get Mexican Coke! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
55. or Hansen's natural soda |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. You can also get the kosher version right now for Passover |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. Which goes against the general wisdom of "fruit" being a healthy dessert. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
70. If you ate as much fruit as you do hfcs, that might be a valid concern |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
50. The brain doesn't metabolize fructose |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
53. thank you for posting this story! |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
58. So should those people in the stupid "HFCS is good for you" commercials |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
67. If you like genetic modifications in your food... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
71. Three points: |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. I can only report from my experience that HFCS soft drinks increase the junk food urge for me... |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. It is the enzyme sucrase that regulates how sucrose (table sugar) is metabolized... |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
129. uh no. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #129 |
130. Sucrase doesn't *itself* regulate sucrose digestion... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
78. The answer is so simple: Stop adding HFCS and/or sugar to anything... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
83. Eyeball carefully the labels on your juice. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #83 |
101. Chlorine? OMG! |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #83 |
113. Equal = Nutrasweet = Aspartame = Methanol/Formaldehyde. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #83 |
128. chloride |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
103. I bought one of those concentrated cans of pink lemonade recently..... |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
112. pfffttt... sugar is sugar... and hfcs is everywhere. you are consuming it right now... |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #112 |
126. did you read anything other than the headline of the article? |
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