High Fructose Corn Syrup

What is so bad about High Fructose Corn Syrup? It’s in almost everything that is pre-prepared, especially in refined products that use a lot of sugar, white flour, and fat. What can I eat?  I am smiling. What can you eat? Products that do not contain High fructose Corn Syrup. Kathleen Page and colleagues at the University of Southern California, studied the effects of glucose and fructose on the hypothalamus—the appetite control center, which responds to hormones such as Leptin that tell the brain you are full. When study participants consumed a drink containing only glucose, blood flow and activity in the hypothalamus decreased and they reported feeling full. When the same participants were fed a fructose drink, the hypothalamus remained active, and they did not report feeling full. The brain still thought the body was hungry. In addition to Fruit, fructose may be present in your menu as the food additive high-fructose corn syrup (found in many beverages, salad dressings, and so on). Fructose absorption can be very rapid if the source is high-fructose corn syrup. Try to keep it out of your shopping cart, off your menu, and out of your mouth—for your brain and liver health!