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From the lens Avoiding High Fructose Corn Syrup.

What other tips do you have to avoid HFCS?

  • anmatt Aug 21, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    Very informative lens. I especially appreciate your long list of processed foods that contain HFCS. I'm going to feature this lens on my lens called A Sugar Free Halloween (squidoo.com/sugar-free-halloween). I came to the (almost) sugar free lifestyle in much the same way you did. I had to eliminate it from my daughter's diet and that's when I found out just how much sugar is in everything, even things that aren't supposed to be sweet, like ketchup. Now a lot of those things have substituted the sugar for HFCS.
  • Blessedmombygrace May 22, 2010 @ 8:11 am | delete
    Great lens! I have been trying to cut HFCS out of my food for a long time now! My kids are not happy about it, but w/ 6 kids I don't want the stuff in the food we are eating! Even my kids are reading the labels now. Thumbs up!
  • KenChevy May 22, 2010 @ 3:34 am | delete
    I was raised on Miracle Whip and never used much of it for the last few years because of the HFCS it contained. Just in the last few months I noticed it on a jar bought in February 2010, there was a statement on the jar stating: Contains NO High Fructose Corn Syrup.

    So, it seems as if Kraft finally listened to their customers about HFCS being bad for us and removed it from Miracle Whip!

    THANK YOU for a GREAT article on the evils of HFCS. I hope Miracle Whip is just the start of more and more companies deleting HFCS from their food/drink products. Again, a great Public Information Service Lens.
  • Superwife May 21, 2010 @ 9:51 am | delete
    I love your lens! Reading labels is so important, I agree wholeheartedly!
  • Anne Beeche Feb 15, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    Diet soft drinks are bad too, because they contain aspartame as a sweetener, which is gross.

    Interesting fact: The only way they could get the FDA to approve aspartame was for aspartame manufacturers to get on the FDA to say yes. A shady sweetener. Avoid it.
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  • LotusPetalYoga Jan 28, 2010 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    Im back to this page again to say that I have added it to my newest page - a few of my favorite things. Thanks!
  • ABELWellness Jan 8, 2010 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Thanks for spreading the word!as bad as sugar is, HFCS is far worse. Have you seen the videos that explain the metabolism through the liver? http://www.squidoo.com/sugartruth
  • Janice Dec 29, 2009 @ 11:02 am | delete
    I'm from the UK and have been over here for the last year (my husband is American) after a few weeks my face looked really bad....it was really spotty (I'm 53 now) I looked terrible. When I went back to UK for a few days I went to my doctor...she had no idea what was wrong with me...I have never had spots not even as a teen....then after a while we discovered that HFCS were in most foods and drinks over here... after researching HFCS.....we started to cut them out as much as possible and my face has cleared up....yukkkkkk.....HFCS appears ( in my opinion) to be nothing more than a disgusting toxin that manufacturers are happy to poison us with...just another little thought...are the manufacturers in cahoots with the medical world...HFCS = unhealthy people...do the doctors get a cut of manufacturers profits ???
  • Katie Jan 12, 2010 @ 5:30 am | delete
    I'm from the U.K and desperately trying to find info on HFCS. My son has suffered with hives occassionally from being a baby. He reacted to baby foods, fromage frais cereals etc. I thought initially it was a dairy allergy, but soon realised I was wrong. Recently he has being having more and more episodes. Finally, 3.5 years later I have realised that it is corn syrup that he reacts to. In the U.K it seems to be described as glucose-fructose syrup.

    I spoke to my health visitor about this and didn't have a great response. I was told that the products that it was in, I shouldn't be giving to a child anyway and the only product I had mentioned that was appropriate was Kellogs cereal. Her advice was to avoid all the things he had reacted to but to give him Kellogs cereal and see how it goes. My health visitor had never come across anybody with an allergy to corn syrup.

    Thanks for a great article.
  • Sarah Aug 13, 2010 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Katie
    don't eat or give him Kelloggs - it's FULL Of allsorts of nasties
    even plain cornflakes!
  • Helioza Dec 14, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    Good article. It's odd to think of sugar being considered healthy by comparison, but true. The fancier soft drinks tend to use sugar instead of HFCS. So if you must have a soft drink, choose one sweetened with sugar.
  • Beas Jul 3, 2009 @ 2:34 am | delete
    Great comprehensive info. I'm pretty much into eating healthy and avoiding processed sugars and processed foods. I have recently stopped using sugar completely and now I am growing Stevia to use as a replacement. Also honey is a delicious and healthy substitute.
  • LotusPetalYoga Jun 24, 2009 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    great lens! I was going to make one on HFCS myself but now I wont. (I will add this to the one I am making on the evils of splenda though). Have you seen the film King Corn? i just showed it to my students last school year and we had a whole discussion on how EVERYTHING we eat has corn in it in some capacity. Great to keep spreading the word on how bad it is.
  • Tammy Apr 19, 2009 @ 8:40 am | delete
    AMEN! I am so sick of seeing HFCS in everything. Your comment on Hot Dogs was right on... I went to the store yesterday in search of HFCS -free hotdogs, but to no avail....it was very frustrating. I am in search of a website that lists prodects that DO NOT contain HFCS (this list may be easier to maintain than a list that DOES contain HFCS, considering how vast that list is!).
  • Sarah Jan 27, 2010 @ 6:28 am | delete
    I just bought some Nathan's hot dogs (all beef) and they didn't have HFCS... if you're really craving hot dogs.
  • marie Apr 1, 2009 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    I notice DANNON has a new yogurt called DAN-O-NINO that says on the package NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. I buy it all the time. I also buy the all natural yogurt that they have.
    I applaud DANNON for listening to the customers 1st!
  • nohfcs here Mar 30, 2009 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    I finally found relish without hfcs. It's a store brand but it's a sugar free so try any sugar free. Read those labels!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Feb 16, 2009 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Thank you for the HFCS information. I knew it was bad for you but I didn't know why.
  • poddys Feb 16, 2009 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    Hurray - my Arnold's Whole Grain Bread actually says on the label that it doesn't contain HFCS. It does contain maltodextrine though.
  • poddys Feb 16, 2009 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Ok just when I think I have been eating healthy you go and burst my bubble :( Very good informative lens, 5***** I agree, it's so hard to find natural foods unless you pay extra and go to health food stores. Maybe you need a list of items that are HFCS free on the lens too. That might squidhelp a lot of us.
  • Tiddledeewinks Jan 15, 2009 @ 1:25 am | delete
    I think I may be allergic to corn, so this is helpful.
  • EverythingMouse Jan 13, 2009 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    I think that I have completely cut high fructose corn syrup out of mine and my families diet. It is possible to do it but you have to be so careful as it is things you never expect.
  • gozergirl Jan 5, 2009 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    great lens!
    Tons of useful info!
  • CASHMONEYSILK Dec 30, 2008 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    Nice, I've always hated this stuff and it's so hard to stay away from since it's in everything. Good tips here though thanks!
  • Wendy_J Dec 29, 2008 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for helping to spread the word about HFCS! We avoid it like the plague at our house...my 17 year old is sensitive to it and sometimes it will bring on a migraine:-( Keep up the good work!
  • nancylocke Dec 15, 2008 @ 7:19 pm | in reply to naturegirl7 | delete
    interesting articles about HFCS.it is veryu hard to
    find any foods without HFCS. you have to go all natural with fruits and vegetables, no cookies or crackers, perhaps some popcorn withoout it being
    "movie time" and READ every label on what you buy. good iformation!
  • fractalcafe Nov 29, 2008 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information. Do you know anything about sugar substitutes?
  • naturegirl7 Oct 25, 2008 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I've been hearing about this and needed to learn more. Thanks for informing us. Welcome to the Naturally Native Squids group. Don't forget to add your lens links to the appropriate plexos and vote for them.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Oct 23, 2008 @ 11:30 am | delete
    EXCELLENT. I love your Lens, I have to admit I did not know much about HFCS. Now I know more and I know where to look when I want a reminder.

    I am going to lensroll your lens to my new Baby Carrot one. Seems like they'd be good companions.

    Brenda
  • spirituality Oct 23, 2008 @ 9:59 am | delete
    Very true. READ those labels. avoid transfats as well, btw. It's in some breads as well.
  • DAMIND Oct 12, 2008 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Great leans and awesome information, thank for sharing. Cheers 5* for you

    http://www.squidoo.com/Health-benefits-of-plants-
  • JMarshall59 Oct 9, 2008 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    Great information here! I will have to update my grocery list!
  • JudyDunn Sep 29, 2008 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    I began to notice the prevalence of HFCS about ten years ago when Fat Free everything was the rage. As I read the labels, I found HFCS had been substituted for the fat. UGH!! That was the end of fat free for me. Great lens.
  • jessicashalyn Sep 27, 2008 @ 7:14 am | delete
    Hi, great lens thanks for sharing easy tips to reduce consumption with us. This lens will helpful to all. 5*
  • WritingforYourWealth Sep 23, 2008 @ 1:59 am | delete
    Good information. I can't believe the commercials out there now trying to tell people this stuff is just fine. Blech.
  • tdove Sep 22, 2008 @ 10:18 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • mobleyj Sep 18, 2008 @ 11:28 am | delete
    GREAT LENS!!! This subject is important to me. HFCS is a detriment to everyone's health. Have you seen the latest commercials from the corn industry saying HFCS is just like sugar? Well that my be, but refined sugar is not good for us either.

    We also need to get the word out on refined enriched flour that has no nutrients and the preservatives put into our foods. They are just as bad.

    KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
  • Wyzard Sep 17, 2008 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    I am so glad you explained why the HFCS is so bad. I had no idea about not needing insulin to transport it to the cells or about the leptin for that matter. Very informative read.
  • Parth Sep 17, 2008 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Hey! Nice stuff. I got so angry after i saw those commercials on TV.
  • MarcoG Sep 15, 2008 @ 6:14 pm | delete
    I still can't believe it's in bread! Bread? I would understand if it was in donuts, but bread? ewww. Great lens x
  • EverythingMouse Sep 11, 2008 @ 8:04 pm | delete
    This is such a pet topic of mine. I just wish that more people knew what hfcs really is and then surely they would want to never drink it again!

    You have been Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • annetteghallowell Sep 8, 2008 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great lens! I just became aware of the foods that have HFCS this summer and I am now trying to change as much as I can in the way I shop. 5*
  • opalship Sep 5, 2008 @ 12:52 am | delete
    GOOD INFO~ People Pay Attention to this ! I have removed it also. Food allergies are no joke either.
    As American's I think nutritional education in schools is where these thing NEED to be actually required courses.
    National health care, is a nation who knows how to stay health and self reliant.
    Not on dear Ol' Uncle Sam...toss that food pyramid from ages back and get a clue!
    Starz2U Inspirational to see topics like this.
  • beeobrien Sep 4, 2008 @ 1:01 pm | delete
    Beautifully done lens. And so much information. I can't believe HFCS is in SO MANY things.
  • DebraHanlon Sep 3, 2008 @ 11:59 pm | delete
    This is such important information. Thanks for sharing your experience and your knowledge.
  • SemperFidelis Aug 26, 2008 @ 1:01 am | delete
    I suspect HFCS is behind many of the cancers we see today. Great lens Homeopath.
    Blessed by a Squid Angel today! :)
    Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
  • CleanerLife Aug 25, 2008 @ 5:43 pm | delete
    Great Lens! Get the word out! Check those labels and reward those companies that aren't using HFCS! My dad couldn't find any relish without HFCS, so he made his own -- best relish I've ever had! Well, yeah, probably more 'cause it was homemade :)
  • txdiet Aug 20, 2008 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Thanks for the good info. It takes alot of label reading to find the good from the bad. Has anyone found a good yogert? It is amazing that "healthy" food has hydrogenated soybean oil and fructose sugar in it.
    txdiet
  • Amazonian Aug 19, 2008 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Thanks for the specifics, including the list of foods. Tomato paste? eGads!

    (Is the government stupid or eveil?)
  • LethalDos Aug 17, 2008 @ 10:07 pm | delete
    Thanks for commenting on my Lens, or might not have found this information. I'm a soda and candy bar junkie trying to change my diet. Thanks for this information.
  • Aug 13, 2008 @ 5:56 pm | delete
    Oh wow, thank you for such an informative lens.
    I will be reading everything in the grocery stores now.
  • animal_lover79 Aug 7, 2008 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Wow...this was really eye-opening. I know I consume way too much of this garbage and really want to change my diet. This lens is a wonderful reference tool for me to do that. Thanks!
  • sisterra Aug 5, 2008 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    Excellent lens!!! I just started a low glycemic index based diet and of course food labels. I can't believe how many things have high fructose corn syrup in them!
  • Jul 29, 2008 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Thanks for the vast amount of information.
  • remediosa Jul 26, 2008 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Thanks SO MUCH for this lense!! I am corn intolerant and it is Hell avoiding HFCS for that reason alone---the info on this site strenghtens my resolve to have everyone I know and care about avoid it as well....thanks again!
  • peteMT Jul 25, 2008 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    A few years ago I stopped drinking soda - and dropped a quick 15 lbs. Now we've stopped buying foods with HCFC, shifted to organic foods and my own garden vegetables, local organic beef, and wow, what a difference in how you feel each day. We're being duped by the corporations to keep us fat and unhealthy and spending our money on health care.
  • hollyg Jul 24, 2008 @ 11:19 am | delete
    Eighteen months ago I weighed 303lbs, 5'7", type 2 diabetes, heart disease, uncontrolable eating...In other words, I was dying...I saw the light, understood that we have been lied to by the food industries, drug industries & our government...I stopped hfcs,all processed foods, artificial anything...eat organic, natural, salt free..I now weigh 160lbs, take no medications of ANY kind...I am 57 years old in the best health i have been since 1980!!!!...Everyone, please, please DO NOT BUY the poisons that are called food or drugs...please eat well & LIVE
  • WritingforYourWealth Jul 23, 2008 @ 2:20 am | delete
    Yup, this one is tough to avoid. Basically if you cut out anything that comes from a box, can, jar, or bottle, you're ahead of the game, but most of us will succumb to the convenience of already-prepared food now and then.
  • BFuniv.com Jul 16, 2008 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    It is amazing the number of dangerous ingredients that are packaged into processed foods. Thank you for taking the time to warn about this one. Fat Americans - here is one cause.
  • Karen_Knight_Bennett Jul 15, 2008 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Thanks for your Great lens. People need to know about high fructose corn syrup. I have been reading labels for the last few years. It is hard to find anything without it. Thanks again for helping to inform people about this subject.
  • jeffwend Jun 29, 2008 @ 12:38 am | delete
    Corn syrup is poison. Thanks for sharing about this terrible and ubiquitous product.
  • EverythingMouse Jun 27, 2008 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    I try and make as much as I can from scratch at home and we don't ever allow soda. The kids know how to look on the labels for food and instantly reject something if it has HFCS - they understand how bad it is for us too.
  • eccles1 Jun 24, 2008 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    giving up refine sugar and all chemicals is a good idea and eating more raw fruit for breakfast and salads for lunches this helps alot too its hard when we love fake foods to get healthy!!Great lens Thank You
  • KimGiancaterino Jun 19, 2008 @ 11:47 am | delete
    We don't allow sodas at our house. I love to make sun tea and sweeten it with an organic sweetener like Agasweet (the lavender flavor is amazing). Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
  • AmyBeth Jun 18, 2008 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    You want to know what's KILLING US??It's the HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. A CHEMICAL that is labeled FALSELY as a sugar!! It is a sugar like rubbing alcohol is a vodka!! HFCS is a poison that has been used as a cheaper sugar substitute. The FDA NEVER TESTED IT!! Watch King Corn DVD. The cornsyrup industries would NOT let anyone in the manufacturers! WHY?? Becuase they do not want the public to see that it's a CHEMICAL!! Do not eat foods with HFCS!! Google it and READ the information! This is why MY MOM died of Pancreatic Cancer at age 36 and she was normal weight, active and lived a CLEAN life, no booze or ever any cigs, or drugs (a suzy homemaker). The corn industry does NOT want you to know the truth and the FDA does not give a crap. The FDA is PAID by the corn industry!!!
  • Gandree Jun 17, 2008 @ 2:01 pm | delete
    Thanks for explaining HFCS. I knew it was bad for us but not exactly what it was. The more you hear about what they are doing to our food supply the scarier it gets!
  • paperfacets Jun 16, 2008 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    Living in southern California gives us good access to sodas Made in Mexico. Most of their sodas are made with sugar and the coca-cola is more refreshing. I really like the sodas made from the exotic berries, seeds, flowers that in our family only my husband knows what it is. I regularly have a pitcher of hibiscus water and plain sugar in the fridge. I love it.
  • Shelley Jun 14, 2008 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Good article!

    I'm actually sending a link to this out through email to my friends and family. Though for me I stake it those extra steps... A first step would be lovely for some of them to take and I think this is a perfect starting point!

    Thank you for taking the time to write it!

    P.S. I am head over heels for the two t-shirts! I'm sending links to my sweetie to place my x-mas request!
  • Cynthia1770 Jun 5, 2008 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Hi,
    Yes, HFCS has invaded our food supply. Courtesy of
    the Corn Refiners Assoc., go to
    www.corn.org/NSFC2006.pdf Pages29-30 list all the
    foods and products that contain HFCS. StopHFCS.com
    lists foods that are HFCS-free. They welcome
    additions and suggestions. Also, European import
    stores are a good bet. Europe doesn't allow GMO
    foods which safely eliminates HFCS.
  • cowgirlup1123 Jun 4, 2008 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    Wow, corn syrup is in every thing

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