What Are the Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup?

Look at the list of ingredients on one of your drinks or products. I guarantee you will most likely find High Fructose Corn Syrup as one of the ingredients.

HFCS is now commonly found in almost all processed foods, including:

• soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Pepsi)
• fruit juices (Snapple, Ocean Spray Cranberry )and canned fruits
• breakfast cereals (Kellogg’s cornflakes)
• ice cream and dairy products (Dreyer’s, Yoplait yogurts)
• cookies and crackers (Nabisco Ritz crackers)
• soups and sauces (Campbell’s vegetable soup)
• condiments and salad dressings (Heinz ketchup)
• baking products and baked goods (Brownberry bread)
• candy bars and gum (PowerBar)
• jams, jellies and syrup (Smucker’s grape jelly)
• cough syrups and low-fat diet foods (Robitussin, Vicks)

Food manufacturers embraced High Fructose Corn Syrup because it is cheaper than sucrose (table sugar) and mixes well with a variety of products, including beverages, baked goods, jams and jellies, candies, and dairy products.

Excess fructose intake has been associated with adverse health effects such as: metabolic syndrome, elevated triglyceride levels, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, excess uric acid levels (associated with gout), and elevated levels of advanced glycation end products (linked with aging and complications of diabetes).

Excess fructose intake may contribute to hypertension. High blood pressure is a well-known comorbidity associated with obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and hyperlipidemia.

Reasons why you should avoid HCFS:

• Travels straight to the liver where it is metabolized to fat. Fructose converts to fat more than any other sugar.
• Contributes to the development of diabetes and tissue damage. A recent study presented at the 2007 national meeting of the American Chemical Society found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contains high levels of reactive compounds that have been shown by others to trigger cell and tissue damage that cause diabetes.
• Does not stimulate insulin production or enhance, leptin, a hormone involved in appetite regulation. Because insulin and leptin act as key signals in regulating how much food you eat, this suggests that dietary fructose may contribute to increased food consumption and weight gain.
• Contains no enzymes, vitamins or minerals; instead, it takes micro-nutrients from your body. The fructose in HFCS is different from the natural fructose you get when you eat a small piece of whole fruit, which contains the nutrients needed for your body to assimilate sugar.
• Increases your triglyceride and LDL (bad cholesterol) levels. Triglycerides are the chemical form of fat found in foods and in your body. Studies show that elevated blood levels of triglycerides increases your risk of heart disease.
• Is almost always made from genetically modified corn, which may increase your risk of developing corn food allergies. The problem with corn allergies are that once you have a corn allergy from GMO corn you will have an allergy to even healthy organic corn products.
• Corn based products such as HFCS have also been shown to increase osteoporosis, tooth decay, anemia and osteoarthritis.
• Fructose interacts with birth control pills and can elevate insulin levels in women on the pill.
• Fructose inhibits copper metabolism leading to a deficiency of copper, which can cause increased bone fragility, anemia, ischemic heart disease and defective connective tissue formation among others.

The list goes on and on.

If you want to lose weight and drastically improve your health, stop drinking soda and processed fruit juices. These beverages are sweetened with almost eight teaspoons of fructose per serving. Drink pure water instead and you will be well on your way to improved health. You should also severely limit your consumption of food that contains high fructose corn syrup.

List of some of the foods, beverages and products that contain High Fructose Corn Syrup and should be avoided (see below for a list of products that do not contain High Fructose Corn Syrup):

Baking and Cooking Ingredients

Kellogg’s Corn Flake Crumbs
Nabisco Oreo Cookie Crumbs
Shake n Bake - Tangy Honey Glaze
Shake n Bake - Honey Mustard Glaze
Stove Top Stuffing - Chicken
Stove Top Stuffing - Cornbread
Stove Top Stuffing - Homestyle Herb
Stove Top Stuffing - Pork
Stove Top Stuffing - Turkey

Beverages

A&W Root Beer
Capri-Sun Iced Tea
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Fruit Punch
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Grape
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Lemonade
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Mountain Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Orange
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Pacific Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Red Berry
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Splash Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Strawberry
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Strawberry/Kiwi
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Surfer Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Tropical Punch
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Wild Cherry
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Orange Dragonfruit
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Raspberry Passionfruit
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Strawberry/Kiwi
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Tropical Fruit
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Berry Ice
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Clear Cherry Chill
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Light Speed Lemon Lime
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Orange Edge
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Thunder Punch
Coca-Cola
Darigold Chocolate Milk
Hanson’s All-Natural Soda (all flavors)
Hanson’s Tonic Water
Jones Soda
Newman’s Own Pink Lemonade
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
Orangenia
Pepsi
PowerAide
Snapple -Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink
Sprite
Starbucks’ Frappuccino
Thomas Kemper Soda’s
Tropicana OrangeAde
Tropicana Smoothies
Village Lemonade

Breads

Brownberry Breads
Pepperidge Farm’s line of 100% whole grain breads
Sara Lee Heart Healthy Whole Grain Bread.
Thomas English Muffins
Wonderbread

Breakfast Cereals

Kellogg’s Frosted Rice Krispies
Kellogg’s Tony’s Cinnamon Krunchers
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
Kellogg’s Smorz
Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries
Kellogg’s All-Bran Bran Buds
Kellogg’s All-Bran Extra Fiber
Kellogg’s All-Bran Original
Kellogg’s Apple Jacks
Kellogg’s Cinnamon Crunch Crispix
Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies
Kellogg’s Complete Oat Bran Flakes
Kellogg’s Complete Wheat Bran Flakes
Kellogg’s Fruit Harvest Strawberry Blueberry
Kellogg’s Honey Crunch Corn Flakes
Kellogg’s Kellogg’s Crunchy Blends Just Right Fruit & Nut
Kellogg’s Kellogg’s Crunchy Blends Low Fat Granola without Raisins
Kellogg’s Kellogg’s Crunchy Blends Low Fat Granola With Raisins
Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Frosted Bite Size
Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Frosted Original
Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Strawberry
Kellogg’s Crunchy Blends Mueslix with Raisins, Dates & Almonds
Kellogg’s Product 19
Kellogg’s Raisin Bran
Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Crunch
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Kellogg’s Smart Start Antioxidants
Kellogg’s Smart Start Soy Protein
Kellogg’s Special K
Kellogg’s Special K Vanilla Almond
Kellogg’s Fruit Harvest Peach Strawberry
Kellogg’s SpongeBob SquarePants Cereal
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes with Real Bananas
Kellogg’s Spider-man Spidey-Berry Cereal
Kellogg’s Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes 1/3 Less Sugar
Kellogg’s Special K low carb lifestyle
Kellogg’s Fruit Harvest Banana Berry
Kellogg’s Disney Pixar Finding Nemo Cereal
Kellogg’s All-Bran Bars Honey Oat
Kellogg’s All-Bran Bars Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg’s Disney Pixar The Incredibles
Kellogg’s Tiger Power
Kellogg’s Smart Start Healthy Heart
Kellogg’s Disney Lilo & Stitch
Kellogg’s Special Fruit & Yogurt
Kellogg’s Mini Swirlz Fudge Ripple
Kellogg’s Toasted Honey Crunch
Kellogg’s Cran-Vanilla Crunch
Post Blueberry Morning Cereal

Breakfast Pastries

Eggo Pancakes Buttermilk
Eggo Waffles Blueberry
Eggo Waffles Strawberry

Candy Bars

Hershey’s Watchamacallit
Lifesavers - Butter Rum
Lifesavers - Chill-o-mints
Lifesavers - Cryst-o-mint
Lifesavers - Five Flavor Value Pack
Lifesavers - Hard Candy Sours
Lifesavers - Sours
Lifesavers - Tropical Fruits
Lifesavers - Wild Berries
Lifesavers - Wild Cherry
Optimum Opti-Pro Meal Lite Bar
PowerBar

Condiments

Heinz 57 Sauce
Heinz Ketchup
Hunt’s Catsup
Miracle Whip

Cookies and Cakes

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Squares Caramel Chocolatey Chunk
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Squares Original
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Squares Rainbow
Kellogg’s Cereal & Milk Bars Frosted Flakes
Kellogg’s Cereal & Milk Bars Cocoa Krispies
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Spider-man Spidey-Berry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Apple Cinnamon
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Blueberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Chocolate Chip
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Blueberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Cherry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Chocolate Fudge
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Chocolate Vanilla Creme
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Grape
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Raspberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted S’Mores
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Wild Berry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Low Fat Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Star Wars Frosted Lava Berry Explosion
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Caramel Chocolate
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Frosted Cookies & Creme
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Cinnamon Roll
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Low Fat Frosted Chocolate Fudge
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Low Fat Frosted Strawberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Strawberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Yogurt Blasts Blueberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Yogurt Blasts Strawberry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts French Toast
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts SpongeBob SquarePantsWild Bubble-Berry
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts The Incredibles Incrediberry Blast
Nabisco Barnum’s Animal Crackers
Nabsico Chips Ahoy
Nabisco Fig Newtons
Nabisco Fig Newtons - Fat Free
Nabisco Fig Newtons - Whole Grain
Nabisco Honey Maid Graham Crackers
Nabisco Lorna Dornes
Nabisco Nilla Wafers
Nabisco Nutter Butter
Nabisco Mallomars
Nabisco Oreo Cookies
Nabisco Snackwells - Creme Sandwich
Nabisco Teddy Grahams
Nutri-Grain Twists Apple Cobbler
Nutri-Grain Twists Cappuccino & Creme
Nutri-Grain Twists Strawberry Cheesecake
Nutri-Grain Muffin Bars Banana
Nutri-Grain Muffin Bars Cinnamon Raisin
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Apple Cinnamon
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Blueberry
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Cherry
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Mixed Berry
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Raspberry
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Strawberry
Nutri-Grain Chewy Granola Bars Honey Oat & Raisin
Nutri-Grain Chewy Granola Bars Chocolatey Chunk
Nutri-Grain Chewy Granola Bites Chocolatey Chip
Nutri-Grain Minis Yogurt Icing Blueberry
Nutri-Grain Minis Yogurt Icing Strawberry
Nutri-Grain Yogurt Bars Strawberry Yogurt
Nutri-Grain Yogurt Bars Vanilla Yogurt
Nutri-Grain Muffin Bars Blueberry
Nutri-Grain Chewy Granola Bites Caramel Nut Crunch
Grandma’s Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies

Cough Syrups

Delsym 12 Hour Cough Suppressant for Children, Orange
Delsym 12 Hour Cough Suppressant, Orange
Delsym Cough Suppressant
Children’s Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
Children’s Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
Robitussin Infant Cough DM
Robitussin Infant Cough & Cold CF
Robitussin DM Cough Relief Infant Drops, Fruit Punch
Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold Formula
Robitussin Pediatric Cough Long-Acting
Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold Long-Acting
Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough & Cold
Robitussin Head & Chest Congestion PE
Robitussin Cough DM
Robitussin PE Nasal Decongestant and Expectorant
Robitussin Cough, Cold & Flu Nighttime
Robitussin Chest Congestion Guaifenesin Syrup, USP
Robitussin Cough & Congestion
Robitussin Cough Long-Acting
Robitussin Honey Cough Natural Cough Drops, Honey Center
Vicks NyQuil multi-symptom - original
Vicks NyQuil multi-symptom - cherry
Vicks NyQuil Cough
Vicks Formula 44 Cough
Vicks Formula 44 Expectorant
Vicks Formula 44 Decongestant
Vicks Formula 44 Mult-symptom
Pediatric Vicks 44E Cough & Congestion
Pediatric Vicks 44M Cough & Cold
Vicks Casero
Crackers:

Kraft Cheese Nips
Nabisco Harvest Crisps - Wheat Thins 5 Grain
Nabisco Ritz Bits - Peanut Butter
Nabisco Ritz Bits - Graham Cracker S’mores
Nabisco Ritz Chips - Cheddar - Oven-Toasted Crunch
Nabisco Ritz Crackers
Nabisco Ritz Crackers - Low Sodium
Nabisco Sociables
Nabisco Wheat Thins
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Baked
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Low Sodium
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Multi-Grain
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Ranch
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Reduced Fat

Dairy

Breakstones Cottage Cheese & Toppings - Peach
Breakstones Cottage Cheese & Toppings - Pineapple
Breyer’s Yogurt -Fruit on the Bottom - Strawberry Lowfat
Cool Whip
Cool Whip - Extra-Creamy
Cool Whip - Lite
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Peach)
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Pineapple)
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Strawberry)
Yoplait Yogurts

Drink Mixers

Saratoga Salsa Bloody Mare Mix (spelling is correct)
El Paso Chili Key Lime Margarita Mix

Fruits and Vegetables

B&M Original Baked Beans
Contadina Tomato Paste
Claussen Pickles - Bread and Butter Chips
Claussen Pickles - Kosher Dill Burger Slices
Claussen Pickles - Sweet Gherkins
Claussen Pickle Relish
Del Monte canned petite diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings
Del Monte Fruit Naturals Red Grapefruit
Heinz Pickle Relish
Mott’s Applesauce
Mt. Olive Sweet Relish
Mt. Olive Bread and Butter Pickles
Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce

Ice Creams

Ben & Jerry’s - Chubby Hubby (HFCS and Transfat!)
Ben & Jerry’s - Cherry Garcia
Ben & Jerry’s - Neapolitan Dynamite
Ben & Jerry’s - Cherry Garcia Body & Soul
Ben & Jerry’s - Cherry Garcia Low Fat Frozen Yogurt Pints
Ben & Jerry’s - Cherry Garcia Original Ice Cream Singles
Dreyer’s - Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Almond Praline Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Cherry Chocolate Chip Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Cherry Vanilla Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Cookies ‘N Cream Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Dulce de Leche Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Nestle Toll House Cookie Swirl Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Spumoni Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Toffee Bar Crunch Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Turtle Sundae Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer’s - Ultimate Caramel Cup Grand Ice Cream

Jams, Jellies, and Syrups

Eggo Syrup Original Syrup
Eggo Syrup Buttery Syrup
Eggo Syrup Lite Syrup
Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
Knott’s Boysenberry preserves
Smucker’s Grape Jelly

Meats

Oscar Meyer Pickle and Pimento Loaf

Pastries

Nabisco Nilla Wafer Pie Crust
Nabisco Oreo Pie Crust
Jello No-Bake - Chips Ahoy
Jello No-Bake - Oreo
Pepperidge Farm’s Puff Pastry sheets

Salad Dressings

Emeril’s Italian Vinegrette
Kraft Salad Dressing - Light done Right Creamy French
Kraft Salad Dressing - Thousand Island Fat Free
Maple Grove Farms Caesar Fat Free
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Hot n Spicy
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Light
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Light Super Easy Squeeze
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Non-fat
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Super Easy Squeeze
Wishbone Ranch Dressing
Wish-Bone Classic Caesar

Sauces

A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Cajun
A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Chicago
A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Teriyaki
Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce
Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce - Honey Smoke
Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce - Smokehouse Hickory
Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce - Sweet Hickory Smoke
Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce - Texas Style Mesquite
Crazy Jerry’s Alotta Bull BBQ Sauce - Torrid Toro (Hot
Holy Smoke - Sticky Wings Glaze
Holy Smoke - Bar B Q Glaze
Jim Beam Steak Sauce
Jim Beam Herb & Garlic Gourmet Marinade
Jim Beam Lemon & Herb Gourmet Marinade
Kraft Barbecue Sauce
Penn State Nittany Lions Lime Grilling Sauce
Pork Rubbers Original Competition BBQ Sauce
Tuttorosso Marinara
Tuttorosso Three Cheese
Tuttorosso Traditional
Tuttorosso Flavored With Meat
Tuttorosso Mushroom
Tuttorosso Tomato & Basil
Tuttorosso Tomato, Olive & Garlic
Virginia Gentleman Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Snacks

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Strawberry Cheesecake Bar
Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Chocolate covered Strawberry Cheesecake Bar
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - All Star Burgers
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - All-star Hot Dogs
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Chicken Dunks
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Chicken Strips
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Cracker Stackers
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Nachos
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Peanut Butter Pile-ups
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Dunks
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Pile-ups
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Stix
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Swirls
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Tacos

Soups

Campbells Vegetable soup (in microwaveable bowl)

This list does not contain all products. I advise you to check the ingredients when you are shopping. Try to limit the amount of High Fructose Corn Syrup you consume.

More Info:

Graph that shows the link between Obesity and High Fructose Corn
Syrup: click here

List of products that do not contain High Fructose Corn
Syrup: click here

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