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Lost Dog · 09-07-2005, 10:28 AM

I'm in the middle somewhere.

1. I do believe that HFCS is worse for you than sugar, merely because it doesn't promote a feeling of satiety like sugar does. In products that are rich with either sugar or HFCS, one can injest more of an HFCS sweetened product without feeling full or satisfied. This can be a problem with soda, punch, candy, and other treats. People might have two when they would've had one in the "oldin days."

2. In products where they are used in small amounts, like bread, light yogurt, pasta sauce, etc. I don't really think they are a problem. It comes down to something like a pinch of sugar. A pinch of sugar does not promote a feeling of satiety, so replacing it with HFCS isn't a problem.

HCFS doesn't do anything to you that other sugars do, except not promote satiety.

I AM rather surprised that so many natural foods products contain HCFS, especially when the product uses so little of it. The savings from the use of HFCS must come from not having to have sugar in the factory or something. Since a pinch of sugar in a loaf of bread would cost next to nothing, how much could they possibly save by using HFCS instead?

09-07-2005, 10:28 AM	#31 (permalink)
Lost Dog Payload Specialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Posts: 16,562	I'm in the middle somewhere. 1. I do believe that HFCS is worse for you than sugar, merely because it doesn't promote a feeling of satiety like sugar does. In products that are rich with either sugar or HFCS, one can injest more of an HFCS sweetened product without feeling full or satisfied. This can be a problem with soda, punch, candy, and other treats. People might have two when they would've had one in the "oldin days." 2. In products where they are used in small amounts, like bread, light yogurt, pasta sauce, etc. I don't really think they are a problem. It comes down to something like a pinch of sugar. A pinch of sugar does not promote a feeling of satiety, so replacing it with HFCS isn't a problem. HCFS doesn't do anything to you that other sugars do, except not promote satiety. I AM rather surprised that so many natural foods products contain HCFS, especially when the product uses so little of it. The savings from the use of HFCS must come from not having to have sugar in the factory or something. Since a pinch of sugar in a loaf of bread would cost next to nothing, how much could they possibly save by using HFCS instead? __________________ - - Lost Dog's Blog & Workout Log Superman never made any money saving the world from Solomon Grundy and sometimes I despair the world will never see another man like him -Crash Test Dummies. "Superman's Song"