There are many clashing views in Food and Nutrition. One of them is the issue of high fructose corn syrup (HCFS). Joseph Mercola strongly considers HFCS more deadly than sugar due to the ways that the body converts fructose to fat. He accuses the Corn Refiners Association of trying to convince us that their HFCS is equal to table sugar. The Corn Refiners Association claims that HFCS has no adverse health effect and it is the same as sucrose and honey. They also emphasize the benefits that HFCS provides to food.
Important Dates: 1970s High Fructose corn syrup use in the United States began. 1980s HFCS is used in all non-diet soft drinks in the United States. Please review and research the two thoughts and include your opinion in the discussion post. Things to think about are: effects to health, links to diabetes, fructose from fruit, is there a link between the introduction of HFCS and the rise of obesity in the past 30 years? Does HFCS affect the feeling of fullness? You do not need to respond to each of these just include your thoughts!
Please view a clip from "Saturday Night Live" mocking the clashing views. It is located at "Saturday Night Live Corn Syrup Commercial" (Links to an external site.)
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Be sure to view the entire clip and include your thoughts in the post!