corn syrup

Something last class caught my mind, I just didn't get a chance to voice it.  When we were discussing the products of corn, found in the video, they mentioned corn syrup.  Do you all remember every single time you have sat down with a thing of oreos, ice cream, or chips and eaten the whole thing without realizing it? The reason is corn syrup.  Producers will put corn syrup in anything, but not for the taste.  It is because they want you to eat more.  Corn syrup has an interesting chemical form that attaches to the part of your brain that tells you when you are gaining weight and it silences that part.  You can't know that you are full so you just keep eating.  Furthermore, studies of corn syrup's effect on the body show that consuming corn syrup in rats leads to obesity in every rat, unlike just eating a high fat diet where only some rats gain weight.  (Princeton 2010) The journal of Nutrition has studies that show that eating high fructose corn syrup can lead to insulin resistance and obesity.  Other studies from less reliable sources (mommyknowbest.com, live strong.com and Dr. Oz) say that corn syrup leads to increased triglycerides, liver problems, tooth decay, obesity, diabetes, poor immunity , and fatigue.  The problem after reading this is you start to look at how many products that have corn syrup in it.  I'll bet that anything that has been processed at all has corn syrup.  Which means that 90% of the food you eat or drinks you drink has this product in it.   Nasty right. I mean who wants something that could cause all of this in their food, and if you want to cut it out of your diet Good Luck. I've known this for years and had to find my way through the maze of processed foods, it's just nice to have company now.

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/139/6/1242S.abstract
http://www.sharecare.com/question/corn-syrup-satiety
http://www.livestrong.com/article/259248-high-fructose-corn-syrups-effects-on-the-body/
http://www.mommybknowsbest.com/high-fructose-corn-syrup-what-you-need-to-know/