LynneSin
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Wed May-20-09 08:44 AM
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| 5. Time to call it what it really is Crack For Kids |
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Highly addictive and a major reason for childhood obsesity.
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| -Time to classify high fructose corn syrup as an "artificial sweetener?" |
derby378 |
May-20-09 08:38 AM |
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I think there should be a tax on everything containing HFCS |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-20-09 08:39 AM |
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I like the way you think |
derby378 |
May-20-09 08:39 AM |
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I think HFCS should be taken off the market, myself... |
hlthe2b |
May-20-09 08:41 AM |
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no.. great for making Rose Birnbaum Levy's neo-classical buttercream |
cali |
May-20-09 08:47 AM |
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I believe normal corn syrup, like Karo is different |
get the red out |
May-20-09 09:38 AM |
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That's right.... no one is coming after Cali's Karo corn syrup |
hlthe2b |
May-21-09 09:47 AM |
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Same here, |
Auggie |
May-21-09 03:16 PM |
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It was our government that made HFCS a reality in all our foods |
LynneSin |
May-20-09 08:45 AM |
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I know |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-20-09 08:50 AM |
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no taxes on pecan pies!! |
cali |
May-20-09 08:45 AM |
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Note- sugar alchohols such as Xylitol and Eyrithritol are nearly calorie free & don't disrupt blood |
KittyWampus |
May-20-09 10:36 AM |
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Unless they irritate your bowels or give you bloat and gas. |
glitch |
May-20-09 11:20 AM |
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in both cases, it's possible to gradually acclimate your body so it produces appropriate amounts |
KittyWampus |
May-20-09 06:35 PM |
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Good to know |
glitch |
May-20-09 07:08 PM |
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It's plenty desirable when the artificial sweeteners make you very |
JerseygirlCT |
May-21-09 11:26 AM |
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Delete (error) n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
May-20-09 06:35 PM |
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I agree. No need to "reclassify it" or "redefine it." |
ColbertWatcher |
May-20-09 06:39 PM |
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How about as a life destroyer, diabetes creating killer additive? nt |
rainy |
May-20-09 08:41 AM |
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Time to call it what it really is Crack For Kids |
LynneSin |
May-20-09 08:44 AM |
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I would be happy if there was a law requiring any product with |
hedgehog |
May-20-09 08:46 AM |
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My take is that Big Corn will never let it happen |
nxylas |
May-20-09 08:46 AM |
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and as long as Iowa drives the pre-presidential elections |
Retrograde |
May-20-09 09:48 AM |
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OTOH, restricting HFCS could result in an explosive increase in |
RaleighNCDUer |
May-20-09 09:53 AM |
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Exactly |
derby378 |
May-20-09 10:22 AM |
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In fact, there are literally thousands of uses for corn |
nxylas |
May-20-09 12:29 PM |
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Actually corn isn't a very good source for biofuels either. |
Sebastian Doyle |
May-21-09 03:12 PM |
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Fuck taxing HFCS |
conscious evolution |
May-20-09 08:49 AM |
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I would rather classify it as a poison |
Fleshdancer |
May-20-09 08:49 AM |
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HFCS makes me ugly... |
CoffeeCat |
May-20-09 08:53 AM |
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HFCS = Catalyzed corn syrup mixed with corn syrup. |
patriotvoice |
May-20-09 08:58 AM |
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And sometimes a little bit of mercury (from HOW it's made) |
glitch |
May-20-09 10:05 AM |
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True, but the studies are limited. |
patriotvoice |
May-20-09 10:50 AM |
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Unfortunately your last line made me think of fish being put in every product, from bread to soda. |
glitch |
May-20-09 10:56 AM |
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That brain fog is from the hit to the liver (and pancreas). |
glitch |
May-20-09 10:10 AM |
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The irony is that HFCS is what's causing obesity |
nichomachus |
May-20-09 09:11 AM |
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I wouldn't consider it an artifical sweetner, as that's reserved for sugar substitutes containing... |
patriotvoice |
May-20-09 09:32 AM |
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Is it any coincidence that anything BAD happening . . . |
HughBeaumont |
May-20-09 10:42 AM |
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lol, could it be |
glitch |
May-20-09 11:30 AM |
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Funny DU! I just read on another thread that this tax is ONLY |
Bluenorthwest |
May-20-09 10:10 AM |
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The law, as I understand it, is very badly written |
derby378 |
May-20-09 10:25 AM |
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What's 'artificial' about it? Comes from genuine corn, doesn't it? |
ThomWV |
May-20-09 10:29 AM |
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Only in the sense that "crack" cocaine is natural because it indirectly comes from coca leaves |
derby378 |
May-20-09 10:35 AM |
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Uh, crack cocaine is natural. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 10:37 AM |
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Well, I didn't know that. How involved is the process? |
ThomWV |
May-20-09 11:05 AM |
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Not a brand new material. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 11:12 AM |
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Why would it be? HFCS is corn sugar. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 10:33 AM |
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You're probably thinking of Karo syrup |
derby378 |
May-20-09 10:36 AM |
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No. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 10:37 AM |
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From Wikipedia |
derby378 |
May-20-09 10:46 AM |
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Yes. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 10:51 AM |
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You just proved your opponent's point: nothing synthetic used in the processing. |
patriotvoice |
May-20-09 10:55 AM |
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More than that... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 10:56 AM |
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Natural isn't always good for you. |
glitch |
May-20-09 11:10 AM |
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That's true. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 11:13 AM |
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Just read the damned ingredients label and make your choice. |
mainegreen |
May-20-09 10:59 AM |
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Just get informed, read the damned ingredients label and make your choice. nt |
glitch |
May-20-09 11:31 AM |
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+1 EOM |
patriotvoice |
May-20-09 12:19 PM |
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Time to classify HFCS as a toxin. |
backscatter712 |
May-20-09 11:04 AM |
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HFCS = fat bomb |
L0oniX |
May-20-09 11:09 AM |
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HFCS is undoubtedly artificial, and it's a sweetener. |
Laelth |
May-20-09 11:10 AM |
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Well there should definitely be a law preventing anything that contains that shit |
Sebastian Doyle |
May-20-09 11:38 AM |
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Ingredients in 7-up |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-09 06:16 PM |
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Bullshit. |
Sebastian Doyle |
May-20-09 07:19 PM |
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Nope. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-21-09 11:23 AM |
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Fuck that. Put HCFS on the list of banned substances. |
Initech |
May-20-09 06:29 PM |
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My take is exempting artificial sweeteners is plain stupid |
JerseygirlCT |
May-21-09 11:25 AM |
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