Comments on: Ads That Promote High Fructose Corn Syrup http://babyminding.com/2009/02/25/high-fructose-corn-syrup-ad/ Natural, organic resource for green-minded, discerning parents with a focus on organic eco-friendly living, reducing toxins around the home, and healthy eating Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:42:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: x http://babyminding.com/2009/02/25/high-fructose-corn-syrup-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-6734 x Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:03:57 +0000 http://babyminding.com/?p=664#comment-6734 Don't want to be the devil's advocate here, but honestly, HFCS /can/ be consumed in moderation---this isn't crack cocaine! I only recently heard about the controversy surrounding it after probably having consumed it *in moderation* for years as a child and teenager and never having experienced anything that could even remotely be interpreted as an addiction. By "in moderation", I mean consuming it in small quantities once or twice a day (max), in things like peanut butter or jam (vs. soft drinks etc, which are almost always consumed in larger quantities). IMO, the whole addiction talk is only applicable to people who are used to eating sweet stuff by the truckload. Don’t want to be the devil’s advocate here, but honestly, HFCS /can/ be consumed in moderation—this isn’t crack cocaine! I only recently heard about the controversy surrounding it after probably having consumed it *in moderation* for years as a child and teenager and never having experienced anything that could even remotely be interpreted as an addiction. By “in moderation”, I mean consuming it in small quantities once or twice a day (max), in things like peanut butter or jam (vs. soft drinks etc, which are almost always consumed in larger quantities). IMO, the whole addiction talk is only applicable to people who are used to eating sweet stuff by the truckload.

]]> By: Tela http://babyminding.com/2009/02/25/high-fructose-corn-syrup-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 Tela Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:55:46 +0000 http://babyminding.com/?p=664#comment-1289 Thanks for catching the ad. Google places them automatically based on content. I've since removed it. Regarding your comment, I agree with you that the intention behind HFCS was not to harm our children, but rather to develop a product that would allow food manufacturers to maximize their profit. As a result due to the irresponsibility of a greedy industry, health is at risk. John brought the following to my attention and I find it pretty enlightening and thought you might enjoy - http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/ And you're right, at this point I think [GMO] corn has become better suited to fuel automobiles rather than our bodies. Thanks for catching the ad. Google places them automatically based on content. I’ve since removed it.

Regarding your comment, I agree with you that the intention behind HFCS was not to harm our children, but rather to develop a product that would allow food manufacturers to maximize their profit. As a result due to the irresponsibility of a greedy industry, health is at risk. John brought the following to my attention and I find it pretty enlightening and thought you might enjoy – http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/
And you’re right, at this point I think [GMO] corn has become better suited to fuel automobiles rather than our bodies.

]]> By: Jennifer State http://babyminding.com/2009/02/25/high-fructose-corn-syrup-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Jennifer State Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:48:30 +0000 http://babyminding.com/?p=664#comment-1288 Have you seen the HFCS google ad running on your site? It says the study was outdated and that HFCS is safe. I haven't read up on it yet. I feel somewhat bad for HFCS manufacturers in that the new info about it is hurting their business, and the original intent of manufacturing HFCS wasn't to poison our children or make them obese. However, you can't deny the negative side of HFCS. I look forward to a time when there are jobs for turning corn into bio-fuel instead of jobs that turn corn into an unhealthy food additive. Have you seen the HFCS google ad running on your site? It says the study was outdated and that HFCS is safe. I haven’t read up on it yet. I feel somewhat bad for HFCS manufacturers in that the new info about it is hurting their business, and the original intent of manufacturing HFCS wasn’t to poison our children or make them obese. However, you can’t deny the negative side of HFCS. I look forward to a time when there are jobs for turning corn into bio-fuel instead of jobs that turn corn into an unhealthy food additive.

]]> By: John http://babyminding.com/2009/02/25/high-fructose-corn-syrup-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 John Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:25:40 +0000 http://babyminding.com/?p=664#comment-1287 I'm surprised the Crack Cocaine Association hasn't done some similar ads! I remember watching the top one and thinking it must be a joke, but then there was no punch line. As a prominent nutritionist once said in a talk I attended, "High Fructose Corn Syrup is the worlds WORST food" Great article Tela! I’m surprised the Crack Cocaine Association hasn’t done some similar ads!

I remember watching the top one and thinking it must be a joke, but then there was no punch line. As a prominent nutritionist once said in a talk I attended, “High Fructose Corn Syrup is the worlds WORST food”

Great article Tela!

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