A Sour View of Corn Refiners' Sweetener Ads

NEW YORK (YouTube.com/AdAge) -- Is it really dumb to be concerned about high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in food products? That's certainly the way it's portrayed in the Corn Refiners Association's massive new advertising campaign. The TV commercials heavily sell the idea that the sugar substitute poses no health risk when consumed in "moderation." But Connie Bennett, author of the book "Sugar Shock," rebuts the premise that "moderate" consumption of high fructose corn syrup is possible in today's grocery marketplace.

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[jimschrader52999]

Sugars and fats are not healthy. Duh.

I can't believe that ugly chick is smug enough to say "That's why people like ME...". She needs to wipe that pretentious smile off her face.

[usedsyringe28]

@aredditor I'm type 1 diabetic, I take insulin and test my blood sugar several times a day. I've had diabetes for nearly 5 years and have payed attention to what food does to my blood sugars. Fruit doesn't do anything, I don't take insulin for fruit. Cane sugar doesn't raise them for long if I count the carbs and take insulin according to my carb-to-insulin ratio. Products with HFCS in them, I have to take more insulin than my ratio tells me. Naturally, my body wouldn't know what to do with it.

[wildwhitemustang]

H.F.C.S. in Pickles?!?!?! Corn Refiners have gone insane!!!!

[gumberly]

@kak10053 you wanna know statistics buddy? Their was a fairly large experiment conducted, oooohhh maybe 40 years ago. about the time this "sugar" came out. the experiment used regular, healthy americans. it lasted, well.....it is still going on now actually. This experiment WAS the invention of HFCS. and what happened? Our obesity rates went through the roof, we had 4 and 5 year olds getting type ii diabetes, 30 year olds dying of hear disease. The japs invented it. (revenge for WWII). nuff said

[gumberly]

High-SHIT-CANCER-syrup

[GingerDemarque]

HFCS causes AIDS!!!!!!! It's proven.

[GingerDemarque]

HFCS causes AIDS!!!!!!! It's proven.

[kak10053]

@shelshi1991 but I'm just asking whos doing the research. She didn't tell us any statistics. I'm not saying that you should go out and eat a bunch of junk. All i'm saying is that i need more facts than "its bad for you" because everything can be bad for you if you have to much. And i see how it can cause alheimers but thats if you have like a can or two of pop (soda) a day.

[shelshi1991]

@kak10053 Corn Syrup is bad because it has unmeasured amounts of mercury in it and can cause very serious health issues such as Alzheimers. And when she says shop on the outside of the store, she means, everything in the aisles are really bad for you. When you shop on the outer store, you are strictly shopping in the fruit and vegetable aisle. So, there in those area's you will not get mercury poisoning.

[kak10053]

ok so let me get this strate....... she said that it is in almost every food we eat sooooooo ummmmmmm......................­... whats so bad about it. She didnt give any facts or exapals why its bad or how it brakes down in the body and she didnt really try to tell us how to avoid it ( just to shop on the outside of the store wich really doesnt tell me anything) so i still dont get it