Do you avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup?

I have not consumed any product with high fructose for the past few years. my body has never felt better.
I used to drink alot of coke products.
Now I only drink water and a new brand called sweet leaf tea.

Until this government no longer subsidizes corn products where it is MUCH cheaper to use HFCS than sugar…you will not see any but niche companies using sugar in their products.

Avoiding products which contain HFCS and/or MSG is becoming almost as difficult as breathing air.

High-fructose corn syrup and monosodium glutemate are both naturally occurring sugars. Many scientists suspect that because these substances occur naturally only in minute amounts, that the body never evolved the proper mechanisms to deal with them. The end result is that these substances behave as “super-sugars” in the human body.

To the food companies, HFCS and MSG are a financial godsend, because they dramatically reduce production costs and prolong shelf life. However; the food companies are also aware of the public’s growing suspicion of these products, and increasingly use aliases to disguise them…

Some aliases for HFCS are: chicory, inulin, iso glucose, glucose-fructose syrup, and fruit fructose.

Aliases for MSG include: glutamate, monosodium glutamate, monopotassium glutamate, yeast extract, hydrolyzed protein, glutamic acid, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, yeast food, hydrolyzed corn gluten, gelatin, textured protein, yeast nutrient, autolyzed yeast, natrium glutamate

It may seem prudent to restrict manufacturing from using these substances. However, that would be akin to restricting automotive manufacturers from designing gasoline engines (something else which might soon prove necessary).

So, in the western world, it’s down to: 1) Grow your own food; or 2) Shut-up, and eat your twinkies.

I tend to avoid all Diabetes Juice. You can easily tell what it is. It isn’t naturally colored or is colored with burnt sugar (carmel), usually phizzes and is intensely sweet. Size is another indicator with 32 and 64 oz being a common container size anymore Remember when a normal serving size was in the 12-20 oz range?

It uses HFCS, Cane Sugar or standard Fructose and the severe overload on your body from burning off excess sugar is just not a good idea.

Same goes for overloading on carbohydrates. If you’re not planning on burning it off with physical activity, don’t eat it.

I was diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic a couple of years ago, and since my doctor suggested we first try diet and exercise before considering medication, I started reading food content labels. I immediately stopped drinking soda with sugar and carbohydrates, and lost nearly 10 pounds in a very short time. I also stopped eating candy, and cookies and other “sweets” in general. Since that time, my blood sugar dropped to the borderline 100 but I’ve continued to watch my diet carefully. I’ve found some cookies and chocolate that are very low on sugar and carbs, and I avoid HFCS completely where I can control it. I still drink soda, but it has sugar, carbs or HFCS, I will not drink it.