I’ve been on a mission to eliminate high fructose corn syrup after a friend and I discovered it has been known to cause digestive problems. (Which I have.) At the time, I figured if I just quit drinking pop, that would do the trick. Not so fast there, zippy. I was idly perusing the little cup of nonfat key lime pie-flavored yogurt I am about to consume when I saw the news that it not only contains sucralose (another possible issue for me,) but lo! It contains high fructose corn syrup. I’ll bet the low-fat graham crackers have hfcs in them, too.
Here is a list of foods containing HFCS and an interesting thread of comments.
Here is a good summation of the problems with HFCS.
An SFGate article about HFCS.
Here’s a “Straight Dope” article in which the author appears to dismiss the idea that HFCS interfering with the “I’m full” signal leads to obesity.
Tips on ways to avoid HFCS in your kids’ food.
An article about links with HFCS and hypertension.
Of course, there would be a wiki page on HFCS.
I could go on and on, but one thing this version of Word Press is NOT good at is dealing with links. Ironic, for weblog software, huh? Blah.
Anyway, I’ve been meaning to learn how to make my own yogurt, so I think I will try a batch this weekend. I bet I can find some organic jam or preserves to sweeten it with, that do not contain HFCS. Maybe my kids will even like it!
Random web surfing has convinced me that we don’t know anything about all this junk we’re eating! The sooner I get my diet cleaned up, the better.