{"id":3073,"date":"2018-12-04T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heartmountainchiropractic.com\/high-fructose-corn-syrup-whats-the-big-deal-december-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-12-04T14:35:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:35:41","slug":"high-fructose-corn-syrup-whats-the-big-deal-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartmountainchiropractic.com\/es\/high-fructose-corn-syrup-whats-the-big-deal-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"High Fructose Corn Syrup, What\u2019s the Big Deal? (December 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been told to avoid high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in our daily diets, but what is it? It is a particular type of sweetener that is derived from cornstarch. In order to create high fructose corn syrup, enzymes are added to glucose and converted into another simple sugar known as fructose.(9)<\/small><\/sup> Most high fructose corn syrup is comprised of 42- 55% fructose; the rest is water or glucose. (9)<\/small><\/sup><\/p>\n

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High fructose corn syrup is typically cheaper than table sugar making it attractive in the food industry as a sweetener. It was originally developed in the late 1950\u2019s, but it wasn\u2019t until the 1970\u2019s that HFCS was introduced as sweetener in soft drinks.\u00a0 Coca-Cola was one of the first soft drink companies to use it in their products. (4)<\/small><\/sup>\u00a0Since then the use of HFCS has sky rocketed in our food and beverage industry.<\/p>\n

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Americans are consuming more HFCS and sugar in pharmacologic quantities, never before experienced in human history: 140 pounds a year per person compared to our caveman ancestors who only had about 20 teaspoons<\/strong>.(5)<\/small><\/sup><\/p>\n

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What are the health dangers of consuming High Fructose Corn Syrup?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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  1. Mercury<\/strong> \u2013 Recent research has discovered that HFCS is contaminated with mercury. Mercury can affect the central nervous system, kidneys, and liver and can disrupt the immune system. It is known to cause tremors, impaired vision and hearing, paralysis, insomnia and emotional instability.(6)<\/small><\/sup><\/li>\n
  2. Zinc<\/strong> \u2013 HFCS depletes the body of Zinc, which is responsible for cleansing the body of heavy metals like mercury, arsenic, and cadmium, as well as aluminum and other toxins that are known to disrupt proper brain development. (6)<\/small><\/sup><\/li>\n
  3. Glutaraldehyde<\/strong> is a toxic chemical that is used to turn corn into corn starch and then to high fructose corn syrup. This toxic chemical kills living cells and is used in industrial water treatment systems and to sterilize medical equipment. (8)<\/small><\/sup>It\u2019s also a well-known embalming chemical that is toxic to the human body and causes eye, nose, throat and lung irritation including asthma, sneezing, wheezing, and burning eyes. It can also cause drowsiness, dizziness and headaches.(8)<\/small><\/sup><\/li>\n
  4. Increases your risk of obesity.<\/strong>\u00a0 If high fructose corn syrup is consumed in excess it has the capability of being stored as fat. The liver is responsible for metabolizing fructose into glycogen, but can only do so in a limited capacity. This has the possibility leading to fatty liver disease, diabetes and a higher risk for obesity. (9)<\/small><\/sup><\/li>\n
  5. Increases your risk of cancer.<\/strong> In 2010, a case study was written by the American Association of Cancer Research that found an increased risk of pancreatic cancer when consuming high fructose corn syrup.\u00a0 The study also found that cancer cells were able to metabolize fructose and increase production of pancreatic cancer cells. (10)<\/small><\/sup><\/li>\n
  6. Increase risk of hypertension (high blood pressure)<\/strong> \u2013 Excessive amounts of fructose can lead to hypertension due to a key enzyme known as endothelial nitric oxide synthase. (11)<\/small><\/sup>\u00a0This enzyme is located within the blood vessel walls and is needed to produce nitric oxide to be a vasodilator for the human body. Without the body being able to properly relax its blood vessels, there is a higher risk for high blood pressure and coronary artery disease.(11)<\/small><\/sup>
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    What are some foods that contain High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)? (1)<\/small><\/sup><\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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