{"id":3353,"date":"2022-02-16T03:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T03:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2022-02-16T03:13:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T03:13:34","slug":"avoid-the-hidden-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/avoid-the-hidden-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the Hidden Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HEALTH & WELLNESS TIPS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why and how to keep this sweetener out of your diet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High fructose corn syrup has crept into more of our foods over the last few decades. Compared with regular sugar, it\u2019s cheaper and sweeter, and is more quickly absorbed into your body. But eating too much high fructose corn syrup can lead to insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes<\/a> and high blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Functional medicine expert Mark Hyman, MD<\/a>, explains the many ill effects of high fructose corn syrup, and he offers strategies to avoid it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fat production factory for your body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fructose was initially thought to be a better choice for diabetics due to its low glycemic index. But only your liver cells can process fructose, and that\u2019s where the problems begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFructose goes straight to your liver and starts a fat production factory,\u201d Dr. Hyman says. \u201cIt triggers the production of triglycerides and cholesterol.\u201d He explains that it\u2019s actually the sugar \u2014 not the fat \u2014 that causes the most trouble for your cholesterol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s even worse, Dr. Hyman notes, is high doses of fructose \u201cpunch little holes in your intestinal lining, causing what we call a leaky gut.\u201d He explains that this allows foreign food proteins and bacterial proteins to enter into your bloodstream, which triggers inflammation, makes you gain weight and causes type 2 diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increases appetite, promotes obesity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Studies show that high fructose corn syrup increases your appetite<\/a> and it promotes obesity more than regular sugar. \u201cHigh fructose corn syrup also contributes to diabetes, inflammation, high triglycerides, and something we call non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,\u201d says Dr. Hyman. He says it increases all the fat in the liver which now affects over 90 million Americans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt can even cause fibrosis or what we call cirrhosis. In fact, sugar in our diet is now the major cause of liver failure and that makes sugar the leading cause of liver transplants,\u201d says Dr. Hyman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, should you stay away from everything fructose? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, you should as much as possible, says Dr. Hyman, but fruit is the exception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit has fructose, but it\u2019s naturally occurring and it doesn\u2019t have the same effects as high fructose corn syrup. Additionally, fruit is packaged with fiber, vitamins, minerals and all sorts of healing nutrients. So unless you eat massive amounts of fruit, fructose should not be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-fructose corn syrup represents more than 40% of the caloric sweeteners that are added to our foods and beverages. If you find the words \u201chigh- fructose corn syrup\u201d or the new term corn sugar on a label, stay away if you want to be healthy. \u201cThese are signs of very poor quality foods,\u201d says Dr. Hyman. He says the easiest way to completely avoid high-fructose corn syrup is to eat real, whole, unprocessed foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, if you must buy packaged foods, Dr. Hyman says read the labels carefully to identify sugar in other disguises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSugar is hidden in over 80% of the 600,000 processed foods on the market,\u201d he says. But beware: it\u2019s disguised with over 200 different names, things like maltodextrin and other things you wouldn\u2019t recognize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a general rule of thumb. Dr. Hyman says \u201cIf you can\u2019t pronounce it, or you don\u2019t recognize the ingredients, or you wouldn\u2019t add it to food you cooked in your own kitchen, then don\u2019t eat it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HEALTH & WELLNESS TIPS Why and how to keep this sweetener out of your diet High fructose corn syrup has crept into more of our foods over the last few decades. Compared with regular sugar, it\u2019s cheaper and sweeter, and is more quickly absorbed into your body. But eating too much high fructose corn syrup can lead<\/p>\n

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