{"id":584,"date":"2012-09-03T14:39:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T14:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trimafter40.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2012-09-03T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T14:44:09","slug":"corn-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trimafter40.com\/corn-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Corn Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"
What’s Really Making You Fat? HFCS is a common additive to processed foods and beverages in the U. S. You’ll find it in a ginormous amount of products found in grocery outlets. <\/p>\n Some popular hiding places are breads, cereals, condiments, frozen dinners and soft drinks. Sodas contain approximately 55% fructose and 42% glucose, two of the main ingredients of HFCS.<\/p>\n HFCS is 6 times sweeter than table sugar. It is the sweetener that has replaced table sugar (sucrose) in the food industry in the United States.<\/p>\n Researchers and critics argue that it is more dangerous to our bodies than table sugar because it can contribute to diabetes and weight gain.<\/p>\n
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\nThat’s a good question. If you’re over 40 it could be a combination of things. It could be your hormones, or overeating or lack of exercise. But most likely it is the overabundance of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in your diet combined with the above actions.<\/p>\n