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Wed Jul 17, 2013, 07:03 PM

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] DainBramaged Jul 2013 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #1

K/R and fuck the Corn industry and the congressional asses they depend upon. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #2

And the people here they depend on for disinformation DainBramaged Jul 2013 #4

K & R Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #3

It helps to pay attention to studies that aren't funded by big ag, oil companies, etc. Apophis Jul 2013 #5

You have to wonder why 'they' work so hard to disprove scientific studies here DainBramaged Jul 2013 #7

The study cited has many critics not just on DU maddezmom Jul 2013 #6

I lost 15 pounds cutting out HFCS and changing nothing else DainBramaged Jul 2013 #9

I agree HFCS is bad for us maddezmom Jul 2013 #12

"There are many factors that contribute to obesity." Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #18

...and spending too much time on DU? nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #123

I guess you could prop a pad on a treadmill. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #124

Good for you! ananda Jul 2013 #84

I am seriously considering going gluten free DainBramaged Jul 2013 #86

Gluten free- digonswine Jul 2013 #115

I lost 30 eliminating sugar, HFCS, grains, beer, and other processed crap. Fuddnik Jul 2013 #85

Stevia is wonderful, HUGE box in my cabinet DainBramaged Jul 2013 #88

The same study showed that female rats given sucrose gained no more than HFCS Major Nikon Jul 2013 #75

How about those of us who simply don't like HFCS because IT TASTES TERRIBLE??? Taverner Jul 2013 #8

Pepsi Throwback tastes like flat Coke sipped from an ashtray Orrex Jul 2013 #11

Kosher Coke and Pepsi Throwback are the only ways I roll... Taverner Jul 2013 #13

Try Mexican Coke jmowreader Jul 2013 #19

When I was much younger I preferred Peruvian.... DainBramaged Jul 2013 #21

Heigh-o! Orrex Jul 2013 #26

*snort* LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #37

I see what you did there. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #60

Mexican coke is the only soda I will drink alittlelark Jul 2013 #24

I think Costco is just now also carrying Mexican Fanta. Picked up a case last weekend. cascadiance Jul 2013 #51

I find that Mexican Coke costs about twice as much Orrex Jul 2013 #25

Mexican coke is good, but the Kosher stuff is cheaper Taverner Jul 2013 #35

stop drinking from the ashtray and it'll taste better leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #45

Don't try to change me Orrex Jul 2013 #47

Pepsi TimeToGo Jul 2013 #63

Oh, so it tastes like Pepsi... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #122

Have a sip of Coke, then have a sip of Mexican Coke LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #32

Done that. Orrex Jul 2013 #68

I remember reading somewhere that people's sensitivity to the HFCS flavor varies LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #77

Are you actually in AZ, LadyhawkAZ? Orrex Jul 2013 #81

Not any more LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #92

Twenty-four-hour endocrine and metabolic profiles following consumption of high-fructose corn syrup- FarCenter Jul 2013 #10

Wait one second! Maedhros Jul 2013 #14

Here DainBramaged Jul 2013 #16

Regardless WovenGems Jul 2013 #67

So because one person made a post, this site reeks with supporters who think exactly the same thing? meegbear Jul 2013 #82

I don't know if they actually choose HFCS for themselves, but I do know there's a contingent... Hekate Jul 2013 #17

I'm not so sure it's our food supply that has been poisoned laundry_queen Jul 2013 #40

Doesn't matter how many times it gets explained... Hekate Jul 2013 #103

Yep. BPA is in everything laundry_queen Jul 2013 #105

There used to be a DU'er named HiFructosePronSyrup SalviaBlue Jul 2013 #50

Gone but not forgotten Hekate Jul 2013 #104

Me too. SalviaBlue Jul 2013 #111

I don't drink a lot of pop, but when do it's HFCS free nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #15

I hear you! ananda Jul 2013 #89

In the 70s in Michigan "fresh fruit" was drinking the syrup in a can of peaches. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #20

So what? Weight is not a disease. duffyduff Jul 2013 #22

(SIGH) I weigh 260 lbs, you really don't have a clue.... DainBramaged Jul 2013 #27

"I'll bet you are not beefcake material, by the way. " So you are saying that intending as an rhett o rick Jul 2013 #30

It's about the food additives DainBramaged Jul 2013 #34

Best of luck to you. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #70

You really need to keep up, this was discussed about a month ago. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #42

HFCS is that you!? Rex Jul 2013 #54

Good one DainBramaged Jul 2013 #56

That guy would argue that a heart attack from HFCS Rex Jul 2013 #58

A LOT of experts are turning up as we speak DainBramaged Jul 2013 #62

Yes, amazing what people will defend sometimes. Rex Jul 2013 #64

Pink slime DainBramaged Jul 2013 #65

Gag. They make McNuggets out of that stuff. Rex Jul 2013 #69

This thread is.... interesting Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #74

HFCS is corn, CHEMICALLY altered to taste like sugar. Avalux Jul 2013 #23

The technical name for the corn you eat is ... sweet corn. ieoeja Jul 2013 #43

Please read this: Avalux Jul 2013 #95

I remember that back in the 1980's when Congress was debating letting Corn Syrup replace truedelphi Jul 2013 #127

Cooking is one popular way to chemically alter food Major Nikon Jul 2013 #80

Too simplistic. Avalux Jul 2013 #96

It says the same thing with bigger words Major Nikon Jul 2013 #98

I don't get why people think HFCS is the same as sugar trublu992 Jul 2013 #28

Correlation does not imply causation Major Nikon Jul 2013 #83

No thanks get the red out Jul 2013 #29

Debunkin the corporate flunkies Berlum Jul 2013 #31

Seeing more and more products labeled NO HFCS Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #33

Nah, the corn is going to ethanol DainBramaged Jul 2013 #36

I was wondering if HFCS had been relabel. -No New Name for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #76

They want families to buy big bottles of ketchup? Then no HFCS lunasun Jul 2013 #59

That study (published in 2010, btw) is a complete mess enki23 Jul 2013 #38

SO HFCS good, Princeton bad? DainBramaged Jul 2013 #39

You are a genius. enki23 Jul 2013 #44

THANKS!!! DainBramaged Jul 2013 #48

Have anything substantive? I have an expertise here that is actually applicable. So fire away. enki23 Jul 2013 #57

Wow I am possibly impressed DainBramaged Jul 2013 #61

Just wanted to share your private message enki23 Jul 2013 #118

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #119

Here is the best "substantive" reply I got from that poster Major Nikon Jul 2013 #87

Right, you are smarter and have more resouces than Princeton. Rex Jul 2013 #94

So the entire basis of your argument is they are smart so nobody can question them? Major Nikon Jul 2013 #100

It's amazing watching the thread progress, and watching some panic over this DainBramaged Jul 2013 #106

Well you know how it is, hey did you hear John Hopkins released a study Rex Jul 2013 #107

So, you're saying the answer is "no." You have nothing substantive to say to what I wrote. enki23 Jul 2013 #117

You sir can go to hell DainBramaged Jul 2013 #120

This is an internet 'genius', posting his educational prowess (spew) on the DU because, well DainBramaged Jul 2013 #121

someone posted two maps: soda consumption and diabetes� they overlapped. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #41

Not surprisingly Major Nikon Jul 2013 #97

Renowned psychologist Bart Hoebel - who studied addiction, behavior - dies FarCenter Jul 2013 #46

That study is a mess, starting with the way they set up the comparison groups. The conditions HiPointDem Jul 2013 #49

So HFCS good, Princeton bad? DainBramaged Jul 2013 #52

Study finds link between high fructose corn syrup, Type 2 diabetes DainBramaged Jul 2013 #55

Well what would the Univeristy of Oxford know!? Rex Jul 2013 #101

Reminds me of when one of our most prolific trolls got banned. Rex Jul 2013 #53

I Found A BBQ Sauce w/ NO HFCS otohara Jul 2013 #66

Lot's of holes in that study, not one of which is rats /= humans Major Nikon Jul 2013 #71

The extra large people I know Enthusiast Jul 2013 #72

This is an exact quote from a person defending HFCS DainBramaged Jul 2013 #78

... Major Nikon Jul 2013 #90

Sounds like a shill for the corn growers. Apophis Jul 2013 #112

There are also people who promote the idea that substituting sucrose for HFCS will make you slimmer Major Nikon Jul 2013 #93

Sure.. another study from SoCalDem Jul 2013 #73

Absolutely DainBramaged Jul 2013 #79

I know you put me on ignore, but I don't get you - closeupready Jul 2013 #91

I had forgotten about that thread maddezmom Jul 2013 #108

Yes, and other kinds of preservatives, 'enhancers', and stabilizers. closeupready Jul 2013 #113

How is this still a debate? blackspade Jul 2013 #99

That's not the debate Major Nikon Jul 2013 #102

I'm not sure that that is true. blackspade Jul 2013 #109

Can you name any of them? Major Nikon Jul 2013 #125

Not off hand, and most of them would be several years old. blackspade Jul 2013 #126

Thanks for this info hankthecrank Jul 2013 #110

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #114

"sugar--is--sugar" *smirk* MisterP Jul 2013 #116