If you are still consuming foods that contain high fructose corn syrup, you may want to rethink your food choices. It may taste good now, but it is worth the risk?
Check out this interesting article I found this morning:
http://www.NaturalNews.com/029374_cancer_high_fructose_corn_syrup.html
Average amount of hidden sugar, per person, per year:
1700′s – 4lbs
1800′s – 18lbs
1900 – 90lbs
2010 – 180 lbs ( 25% of the population consumes that much)
The other 75% probably isn’t far behind
Learn to identify terms that mean added sugars, including sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, confectioner’s sugar, corn syrup, dextrin, honey, invert sugar, maple syrup, raw sugar, beet sugar, cane sugar, corn sweeteners, evaporated cane juice, high fructose corn syrup, malt, molasses, and turbinado sugar, just to name a few.
Hidden Sugars in Foods
| Food | Serving Size | Added Sugar |
| Cakes and Cookies | ||
| Angel food cake | 4 oz piece | 7 tsp |
| Banana Cake | 4 oz piece | 2 tsp |
| Brownie, no icing | 1 oz piece | 4 tsp |
| Cheesecake | 4 oz piece | 2 tsp |
| Chocolate cake, iced | 4 oz piece | 10 tsp |
| Chocolate chip cookie | 1 cookie | 2 tsp |
| Coffee cake | 4 oz piece | 5 tsp |
| Cupcake, iced | 4 oz piece | 6 tsp |
| Fig Newtons | 1 cookie | 5 tsp |
| Gingersnaps | 1 cookie | 3 tsp |
| Glazed doughnut | 1 doughnut | 6 tsp |
| Oatmeal cookie | 1 cookie | 2 tsp |
| Candies | ||
| Chocolate candy bar | 1 bar | 7 tsp |
| Chocolate mint | 1 piece | 2 tsp |
Maximum Sugar Intake
| Daily Calorie Intake | Grams of Sugar | Teaspoons |
| 1,200 | 21 | 5 |
| 1,500 | 26 | 6 |
| 1,800 | 31 | 7 |
| 2,100 | 36 | 9 |
| 2,400 | 42 | 10 |
| 2,700 | 47 | 12 |
How much sugar are you eating?
More on HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup):
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=126187627925&h=CRfyv&u=BMmQH&ref=nf
Here are a few facts about HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), and why you should stay away from it:
- it is linked to obesity
- it releases the hormone, ghrelin, which tells us to keep eating
- once eaten it is metabolized quicky by the liver and turns into fat
- it is processed
- leads to higher LDL levels
You want to try and avoid HFCS products all together. You are better off grabbing a piece of fruit when you are hungry or a glass of water when you are thirsty. But most of all read any product label before you buy it. You will be surprised where you find HFCS.
If you would like to read more please check out these links below:
http://www.naturalnews.com/024466_corn_health_HFCS.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/026468_sugar_corn_corn_syrup.html
I found this article and really liked it and wanted to share (espeically to those who run long distance):
Here are a few key points that I thought were important:
- re-fueled with orange slices, LifeSavers, and Fig Newtons (I recommend whole wheat fig newtons)
-recommends snacks that are as close to whole foods as possible
- avoid ingredients such as partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial dyes
- “Sucking on hard candy during a long run or marathon can be a nice alternative to energy gels”
- suggests adding one half cup of orange juice (which contains the electrolyte potassium) and a pinch of salt (sodium) to four cups of water
