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Healthy Diets for children.
On Feb 29, 7:48 am, enigma wrote:
Beliavsky wrote ups.com: On Feb 28, 10:57 pm, Dom wrote: What are the latest recomendations for diet for children. I remember a few years back the "Healthy Eating Pyramid". Has this been replaced with the healthy plate or something? I'm particurlarly interested in what percentage of daily calorie intake should come from simple sugars. My mother in law thinks that the kids need sugar in thier diet, and I'm concerned that she gives them too much. I have never heard of that. People do need to get enough calories, but consuming lots of sugar is almost never the best way to do that. Regarding the general subject of healthy diets, I have noticed in the grocery store that lots of foods are now labeled as being free of trans fats, and I wonder how important this is. New York City passed a law limiting trans fats in 2006. lack of "trans fats" is probably a fad buzzword. yes, one should avoid hydrogenated fats (trans fats). one should also avoid high fructose corn syrup & refined grains, additives, stabilizers. chemical colorings & flavorings... somehow i can't see Susie or Sam Average suddenly deciding to stop buying prepackaged "convenience" foods & learning to actually cook & bake. if i could i'd say "this is what *i* do", but i have the inclination & the memory of real food to start from. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. |
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Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. You can read about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup HFCS is said to increase the triglycerides in our blood, whichr is not good for our hearts. HFCS and regular sugar both are made of fructose and glucose. HFCS has more fructose, but I don't think that makes a big difference. Americans eat about twice as much sugar (HFCS + cane sugar) than Europeans. I think it is this amount of sugar that is more harmful. Jeff |
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Healthy Diets for children.
On Feb 29, 10:36 am, Jeff wrote:
wrote: Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. You can read about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) hehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup HFCS is said to increase the triglycerides in our blood, whichr is not good for our hearts. HFCS and regular sugar both are made of fructose and glucose. HFCS has more fructose, but I don't think that makes a big difference. Americans eat about twice as much sugar (HFCS + cane sugar) than Europeans. I think it is this amount of sugar that is more harmful. Jeff I guess this is what I was wondering. If the amount of sugar consumed is carefully monitored, does it matter if it's cane sugar or HFCS? |
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enigma wrote:
wrote in oups.com: Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. all sugars (& artificial, chemical sweeteners) should be eaten in moderation, but high fructose corn syrup causes a chemical reaction that kills the signals from your brain that you have had enough to eat. lee What chemical reaction? And isn't it signals *to* brain that cause the brain to know that you have had enough to eat? Jeff |
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Healthy Diets for children.
Jeff wrote in
news:tzZxj.7343$li.1876@trnddc06: enigma wrote: wrote in egr oups.com: Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. all sugars (& artificial, chemical sweeteners) should be eaten in moderation, but high fructose corn syrup causes a chemical reaction that kills the signals from your brain that you have had enough to eat. lee What chemical reaction? And isn't it signals *to* brain that cause the brain to know that you have had enough to eat? look. my mother just died & i have a allergy induced sinus infection. i'm not at my most precise at the moment here's a layperson abstraction of the issue: High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is processed from hydrolyzed corn starch (so it’s not completely natural) and contains a high level of fructose (which is naturally occurring in fruits and honey) and a simple sugar carbohydrate, just like sucrose. It is about 75% sweeter than sucrose, less expensiv e than sugar, and mixes well in many foods. Food manufacturers (especially soda manufacturers) began using HFCS widely in the early 1970s to save money, and it was thought of as a revolutionary advance in food science because of its stability and usefullness in a variety of foods. According to the Corn Refiners Association, HFCS is made up of about 50% fuctose and 50% dextrose, which they say is about the same composition of table sugar or sucrose. HFCS 42 contains 42% fructose (This product is used primarily by food processors of canned goods, baking and ice cream products) and HFCS 55 contains 55% fructose (and is used primarily by the soft drink industry). While many reports show that Americans consumption of white refined sugar has dropped over the past 20 years, it is mostly a result of the switch by food companies to HFCS, which according to USDA figures shows an increased consumption by 250% over the last 15 years. Estimates are that we consume about 9% of our daily calories in the form of fructose. So why is High Fructose Corn Syrup being blamed? The problem appears to be the fructose not the corn syrup. Corn syrup’s sugar is primarily glucose, which our body burns as a source of immediate energy, is stored in muscles and our liver for later use, and releases insulin. Fructose, on the other hand, does not release or stimulate insulin. Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps to metabolize our foods by pushing carbohydrates into our muscle cells to be used as energy, and allows carbohydrates to be stores in our liver for later use. It also stimulates production of another hormone, leptin, which helps to regulate our storage of body fat and increases our metabolism when needed. These two hormones keep our body fat regulated and tells us, for all intent purposes, when we are satisfied and sends the message to our brain to stop eating. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that men who consume very high levels of fructose elevated their triglyceride level by 32 percent. As trygliceride enters our blood stream, it makes our cells resistant to insulin, making our body’s fat burning and storage system even more sluggish. and here's a more scientific cite: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/4/537 the reason HFCS has been cheaper than sugar (& therefore more popular with manufacturers) is the huge corn lobby has kept artificially high tarifs on sugar imports, thereby keeping the price of sugar high in the US. in fact, if you read the corn lobby's site about HFCS, you'd think it was a miracle product. it's pretty humorous, in a sad way. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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enigma wrote:
Jeff wrote in news:tzZxj.7343$li.1876@trnddc06: enigma wrote: wrote in egr oups.com: Why is high fructose corn syrup worse than real sugar? I'm just curious. all sugars (& artificial, chemical sweeteners) should be eaten in moderation, but high fructose corn syrup causes a chemical reaction that kills the signals from your brain that you have had enough to eat. lee What chemical reaction? And isn't it signals *to* brain that cause the brain to know that you have had enough to eat? look. my mother just died & i have a allergy induced sinus infection. i'm not at my most precise at the moment I am sorry for your troubles, particularly your mom. here's a layperson abstraction of the issue: High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is processed from hydrolyzed corn starch (so it’s not completely natural) Sucrose (table sugar) is hydrolyzed in our digestive tract. So there is no real difference. What matters is the chemical structure, not how it got there. In other words, it doesn't matter if it is natural or not. Artificial (synthetic) vitamin C is just as good natural vitamin C ... and here's a more scientific cite: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/4/537 the reason HFCS has been cheaper than sugar (& therefore more popular with manufacturers) is the huge corn lobby has kept artificially high tarifs on sugar imports, thereby keeping the price of sugar high in the US. in fact, if you read the corn lobby's site about HFCS, you'd think it was a miracle product. it's pretty humorous, in a sad way. lee That's true. And the reason why HFCS is so cheap is that it's not really cheap: We (that is US taxpayers) subsidize the farmers who grow the corn. I don't see that HFCS is much worse than cane sugar (it may be a little worse). Rather, I see the large amount of added sugar (cane or HFCS) as being very unhealthy. Jeff |
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Healthy Diets for children.
Jeff wrote:
What matters is the chemical structure, not how it got there. In other words, it doesn't matter if it is natural or not. Artificial (synthetic) vitamin C is just as good natural vitamin C I don't agree. Chemical synthesis often requires heavy metals and other toxic chemicals. Most of these are gone in the final product, but trace amounts remain, as do intermediate or unwanted structures of sometimes untested toxicity. In addition, vitamins are not the only reason fresh fruit and vegetables are good for you; they contain a lot of other compounds, not all of which have been studied. I'm a scientist and definitely do not believe that people should dismiss all progress and go back to the stone age. But for food, as fresh and natural as possible really is the best. Karen |
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