High Fructose Corn Syrup

We already know that most of the ingredients in the food we eat comes from corn, and one form it may come in is high fructose corn syrup. Very similar to table sugar, it used as a sweetener in  many of the things we eat, but research shows that high fructose corn syrup can be harmful to a person health because of the way it is processed but the FDA says that products containg this ingredient can still be labled natural. The FDA stated, referring to a process commonly used by the corn refining industry, that it “would not object to the use of the term ‘natural’ on a product containing the HFCS produced by [that] manufacturing process....” (Letter to Corn Refiners Association, July 3, 2008). There are many health effects surrounding high fructose corn syrup and by avoiding foods loaded with this ingredient we are eating better.


Here is an SNL commerical about high fructose corn syrup that I thought was funny: http://www.hulu.com/watch/223360/saturday-night-live-corn-syrup-commercial