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Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup

post #1 of 27
1/31/09 at 7:13pm
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The story hasn't gotten much attention, at least not yet.
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post #2 of 27
1/31/09 at 7:37pm
Just combine the overblown negative connotations of both chemicals into one story and then we don't need any actual facts.
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post #3 of 27
1/31/09 at 7:43pm
It's real. I've stopped letting the kids eat anything with HFCS. Douchebag food mfr's. What's wrong with SUGAR? (Escept less subsidies for the corn farming agribusinesses)
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post #4 of 27
1/31/09 at 8:08pm
I don't like corn syrup either, but that report was written in a dubious and unscientific fashion. Where's the information about the controls? Where are comparisons to foods without corn syrup? Where are the comparisons to vegetables? Where are the comparisons to fish? Where is the information that puts the material in context -- the hallmark of scientific writing? They are talking peak concentrations on the order of 100 parts per triilion. If this http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/j...63052/abstract actual scientific report is to be believed, their study of common foods indicates mercury levels of 0.01 to 0.03 parts per million. In those terms, the HFCS study found mercury content at levels of up to (the highest I saw) 350 ppt, which is 0.00035 parts per million. So it might be nice if this was kept in perspective. ~ H
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post #5 of 27
1/31/09 at 8:44pm
As the EPA permits 2ppb in drinking water, I guess I should start drinking HFCS as low-mercury health food..
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post #6 of 27
1/31/09 at 8:55pm
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It's real. I've stopped letting the kids eat anything with HFCS. Douchebag food mfr's. What's wrong with SUGAR? (Escept less subsidies for the corn farming agribusinesses)

Real sugar is expensive relative to HFCS. I gave it up along with partially hydrogenated oils about 4 years ago. It's difficult because these two things in so many packaged foods and drinks. I just go to Whole Foods now.
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post #7 of 27
1/31/09 at 10:03pm
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Real sugar is expensive relative to HFCS. I gave it up along with partially hydrogenated oils about 4 years ago. It's difficult because these two things in so many packaged foods and drinks. I just go to Whole Foods now.
Isn't it only cheaper because of corn subsidies? If not, why is HFCS far less prevalent in other countries, even Mexico where HFCS would be cheap to import?
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post #8 of 27
1/31/09 at 10:11pm
I'll stick with Salmon from Lake Michigan. It's got a lot higher concentration of mercury and tastes better too.

Anyway just more hyperbolic sensationalism over what amounts to nothing.
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post #9 of 27
2/1/09 at 2:00pm
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Isn't it only cheaper because of corn subsidies? If not, why is HFCS far less prevalent in other countries, even Mexico where HFCS would be cheap to import?

Yeah it's almost exclusively because of our horrendous subsidies and the equally putrid farm bill.
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post #10 of 27
2/1/09 at 4:00pm
my kids have 0 hfcs. not in our house.

corn syrup and soy (the filthiest crop i can think of) are banned in our house. only cane sugar if any here.
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post #11 of 27
2/1/09 at 4:06pm
better be careful with your recreational candy making. you're playing with fire apparently.

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Just combine the overblown negative connotations of both chemicals into one story and then we don't need any actual facts.
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post #12 of 27
2/1/09 at 9:27pm
kunk- I have heard that soy increases the amount of progesterone your body produces, but I am unfamiliar with any other negative side affects of its consumption. Could you elaborate as to why you've banned it in your home?
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post #13 of 27
2/1/09 at 10:35pm
HFCS is gross. The only thing in my kitchen that contains HFCS is jam, mostly because organic/natural jams are pricey.
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post #14 of 27
2/1/09 at 10:45pm
for this very reason plus it's a very dirty and highly sprayed crop.


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kunk- I have heard that soy increases the amount of progesterone your body produces, but I am unfamiliar with any other negative side affects of its consumption. Could you elaborate as to why you've banned it in your home?
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post #15 of 27
2/2/09 at 12:12am
Nice catch Huntsman
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