tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741351496724959646.post2085189528515677362..comments2024-01-11T04:19:06.300-06:00Comments on Nebraska Corn Kernels: Journal clears the air on high fructose corn syrupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741351496724959646.post-30117707286196185742008-12-10T21:05:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:05:00.000-06:00Actually, Kool-Aid is generally made with plain ol...Actually, Kool-Aid is generally made with plain old sugar. Or some artificial sweetener. :)<BR/><BR/>A lot has been learned about HFCS over the last couple of years - and it is good that this process was completed. Unfortunately, a lot of junk and misinformation got spread around during that time, all based on an observational study that suggested an incorrect hypothesis.<BR/><BR/>This is a good post on the subject - http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2008/12/hfcs_the_tide_turns.html.<BR/><BR/><B>Here is the conclusion near the end</B> (Roger Clemens is a food scientist in the University of Southern California and a spokesperson for the American Society for Nutrition, which published the journal):<BR/><BR/><I>In the meantime, here's Roger Clemens's word on HFCS: It appears to be safe and not to disrupt our metabolic processes. And when it comes to causing overweight and obesity, he says, "At the end of the day, it's calories that count, not high fructose corn syrup."</I>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187712094686692275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741351496724959646.post-16249880928356401052008-12-10T17:04:00.000-06:002008-12-10T17:04:00.000-06:00I'm not buying it...or drinking the"kool-aid".I'm not buying it...or drinking the<BR/>"kool-aid".Cynthia1770https://www.blogger.com/profile/14460697982302389838noreply@blogger.com