Wow that sounds like a good diet plan to me. Go for the natural as long as your feeling well.

Agreed! Those commercials that aired in the U.S. promoting high fructose corn syrup were utterly ridiculous! 

I love how Isabel pointed out that high fructose corn syrup is even in many yogurts—a food that most people consider a healthy snack and of course, it is also marketed as a health food.

Great job Shin and Isabel!

this argument is old. How many times do people need to get reminded that the world is out for our money and you need to read the ingredients before you say its healthy

Joe,
YOU might be aware, but many people don’t know all the details.  For example, the commercials lead you to believe that HFCS is “natural” because it comes from corn, but as Isabel points out, after all the chemical processing—it’s not natural at all. But the commercials make you think otherwise.  Reading the ingredients is one thing, but knowing what those ingredients actually are is another.

I would also say that apparently people need to be reminded A LOT!  Why do you think all those terrible cereals and thousands upon thousands of other popular products are still popular?  I think Shin and Isabel do a good thing to remind us of these things.  I’m certainly appreciative of that.  I myself am a healthy eater, but we can all use a good reminder every now and then.

And as far as “this argument is old” - umm, it’s not old as long as people are still unaware and still purchasing the products that contain HFCS without knowing the truth about how and why it’s made.

The world isn’t out to get you Joe, so quit being so grouchy.  Smile, why don’t ‘cha

It is bad for you, but she didn’t say why, and to be honest, I don’t remember exactly why, so I was psyched when I saw this post because I thought “great, I’ll get the skinny on the reason it is not good for us” because whenever it comes up in conversation, no one seems to have the reason.  The fact that it isn’t natural, or that they lie about that, isn’t a reason WHY it is not good for us.

So Shin, I love your blog, but Isobel didn’t teach about why HFCS is bad, just that she wouldn’t drink toxic blue gatorade.

Patrick, HFCS is bad for you because (as Isabel pointed out) #1, it’s a chemical - and any foods that undergo heavy chemical processing can overwhelm your liver - and that makes it harder to lose weight.

That’s why there’s also the big controversy over artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Equal too (they don’t contain HFCS, but they undergo heavy chemical processing and have been shown to increase your sugar cravings).

hi SHIN WHAT EXERCISE CAN I DO TO GET RID OF THE FAT AROUND MY WAIST?

HCF videos were to basic. I could have said that it is bad and not natural, and found in many foods (listed them) and been done. There are research papers that show the negative results along with the science showing how HFC is processed by the liver versus simple (natural)sugars are automatically absorbed via the GI system. Needed more substance.

HFCS enters your bloodstream quickly, and unfiltered like sugar does. Difference is HFCS is packing a bomb load of chemicals that never get filtered till they have made a full lap through your whole bloodsteam. I beleive our muscles take heavy damage in turn and i would not count out HFCS’s contribution to nervous system disorders.

I have a question for anyone out ther with reguards to HFCS. Is corn syrup and/or glucose/fructose the same as HFCS? I have been looking a labels, especially those of the products mentioned in the video, not all of them list directly HFCS as one of the ingredients but do have either corn syrup of glucose/frutose.

Thanks, Cecile

Thanks Shin, watching what one eats just got easier because that just automatically eliminates a pile of temptations out of ones diet.