Yet another symptom of america's obesity problem. Today I got a chance to read over the Farm Bill and discovered that High Fructose Corn Syrup is actually being subsidized by the government. This is a great idea. Please Uncle Sam, make it cheaper for companies to put HFCS in everything so that america gets even fatter.
So to piggy back off this discovery, why is HFCS bad for us?
Simply put, HFCS shuts off your bodies production of leptins, which are responsible for tell our brains that we are full. So as you pump more and more of this junk into your body, your body keeps telling you that you are hungry.
If you haven't started paying attention to the Ingredients list on your food, just give it a peek. Those things can tell you many more things than just Fat, Carbs and Calories. You will be suprised at the number of foods you think are "healthy", that are loaded with this crap.
When I get a minute I'm going to do a post on what I check nutrition labels for before I buy/eat something.
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