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Letters from our readers.(sharing)(Letter to the Editor)
The August 2004 issue of Better Nutrition ("Insidous Ingredient" p. 18) unfortunately misinforms your readers about high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Your story cites two articles that were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The first was a commentary (not a peer-reviewed study) written by George Bray, and it alleged a link between high-fructose corn syrup and the rise in obesity in the United States. However, there is no credible scientific evidence that HFCS is a unique contributor to obesity. In fact, HFCS is similar to table sugar and honey in that all of these sweeteners contain almost equal ratios of fructose and glucose. Also, both HFCS and sugar contain about 4 calories per gram.
Bray's opinion piece overlooked several relevant facts, among them that many countries such as Mexico, Russia and much of Europe have rapidly rising rates of obesity even though--due to tariffs and trade policies--they have little or no HFCS in their food. The New York Times recently reported on Mexico's anti-HFCS trade policies (to protect its sugar industry) over the past several years, yet Mexico's obesity rate is higher than that of the United States. Similarly, in Great Britain, the House of Commons recently issued a report decrying the obesity ...
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- Magazine article from: Food Processing August 1, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 12, 2005 700+ words
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- Senator continues push on Mexican treatment of HFCS.(high fructose corn syrup)
- Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly September 6, 2004 700+ words
...commitments and harms U.S. high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) producers. Grassley is running...proceedings at the WTO over Mexico's HFCS tax and, if possible, to expedite...imposition and maintenance of this HFCS tax directly violates Mexico's...
- Mexico debates a proposal to ease but not eliminate HFCS tax.(high fructose...
- Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly December 15, 2003 700+ words
...controversial tax on soft drinks using corn syrup that effectively has blocked Mexican imports of U.S. high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for nearly two years. Under...applied to soft drinks using any corn syrup. "[The proposal] is for a 70...
- U.S. will not sanction Mexico over duties on HFCS; U.S. seeks compromise.(high...
- Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly December 17, 2001 700+ words
...imposed on U.S. high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) while trade negotiations on the...continuing antidumping duties on U.S. HFCS while seeking a solution with Mexico...countries agreed to discuss trade in both HFCS and sugar, and in which the U...
- Mexico Eliminates HFCS Soft Drink Import Tax.(high fructose corn syrup)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report March 11, 2002 700+ words
...drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from "a protectionist and discriminatory...tax, which hurt U.S. sales of HFCS to Mexico, lowered U.S. corn...effectively eliminated the use of HFCS in the Mexican beverage industry...
- Fear of HFCS.(Quick Studies)(high-fructose corn syrup)
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter May 1, 2004 700+ words
Does high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) promote obesity more than ordinary...why: * Not much difference. Most HFCS is roughly half fructose and half glucose...pop, which is usually sweetened with HFCS, helped expand the nation's waistline...
- U.S. Ambassador to Mexico says HFCS tax may dampen U.S. investments.(high...
- Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly February 4, 2002 700+ words
...country's recent tax on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) might lead to reduced U.S. investments...modifying its taxes on soft drinks using corn syrup so that they only apply to producers...further upset U.S. producers of HFCS, who have already objected to the...