Comments on: High-fructose corn syrup: the other side http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/09/18/high-fructose-corn-syrup-the-other-side/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/09/18/high-fructose-corn-syrup-the-other-side/#comment-3567 ellaella Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:01:40 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/09/18/high-fructose-corn-syrup-the-other-side/#comment-3567 Well said, as always. Your examples are apt; so often we see only what we wish to see. Another concern of mine is the example of the egg: it's bad for us, it's okay, it's bad, hey it's great! Sheesh. Now that I have HFCS out of my life almost entirely, I'm not about to change, only to find out in a year or two that it really is as bad as we think it is. And most products that use it (that I'm aware of) are so over-processed there's no place for them in my life, regardless. I loved Colonel Potter! :) Well said, as always. Your examples are apt; so often we see only what we wish to see.

Another concern of mine is the example of the egg: it’s bad for us, it’s okay, it’s bad, hey it’s great! Sheesh. Now that I have HFCS out of my life almost entirely, I’m not about to change, only to find out in a year or two that it really is as bad as we think it is. And most products that use it (that I’m aware of) are so over-processed there’s no place for them in my life, regardless.

I loved Colonel Potter! :)

]]> By: Word Bandit http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/09/18/high-fructose-corn-syrup-the-other-side/#comment-3566 Word Bandit Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:46:10 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/09/18/high-fructose-corn-syrup-the-other-side/#comment-3566 Not convinced. And agree with your comment that it is hidden in too many places to really know definitively about "moderation." Kinda like waiting for the Fed to declare there is a recession; most people with a wit of sense know it to be so, but we gotta wait until when for the government to declare it so? For some of us, the verdict is in. A quick google of HFCS (not abbreviated) is pretty compelling, yet many refuse to open their eyes and ears. Another analogy: global warming. Some of us were squaking in 2000 it should be the only real issue on the table. A very small minority. But how long to wait for the verdict to be in? It's like those who see no benefit to organic gardening, when there is plenty of evidence to support the higher nutrient content of organic food, as well as the long term health of our agricultural systems. In the words of Colonel Potter, "horse hockey." Thanks for the report! Glad to see that Time is still thoroughly vested in its own reality. And will keep my eyes open for the immoderate corporate marketers leading their horses along. :-) <em>Word Bandit's last blog post..<a href='http://wordbandit.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/the-great-divide-pt-2/' rel="nofollow">Sarah Palin and The Great Divide, Pt. 2</a></em> Not convinced. And agree with your comment that it is hidden in too many places to really know definitively about “moderation.”

Kinda like waiting for the Fed to declare there is a recession; most people with a wit of sense know it to be so, but we gotta wait until when for the government to declare it so? For some of us, the verdict is in.

A quick google of HFCS (not abbreviated) is pretty compelling, yet many refuse to open their eyes and ears. Another analogy: global warming. Some of us were squaking in 2000 it should be the only real issue on the table. A very small minority. But how long to wait for the verdict to be in?

It’s like those who see no benefit to organic gardening, when there is plenty of evidence to support the higher nutrient content of organic food, as well as the long term health of our agricultural systems.

In the words of Colonel Potter, “horse hockey.”

Thanks for the report! Glad to see that Time is still thoroughly vested in its own reality. And will keep my eyes open for the immoderate corporate marketers leading their horses along.

:-)

Word Bandit’s last blog post..Sarah Palin and The Great Divide, Pt. 2

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