March Employee Wellness - High Fructose Corn Syrup

Employee Wellness March 2012 Content created by Wellness Center and Employee Wellness Interns. Content Reviewed by Paul Moore, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN Leslie Roberts, CHES

[object Object],[object Object],Avoid foods that contain High Fructose Corn Syrup

Select this completed wellness activity at www.WellSteps.com/welcome by March 31, 2012 . Successful completion of this educational module can earn 5 Love Your Life points.

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[object Object],High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) was first produced in 1953, but the process wasn’t efficient enough for mass production. Successfully introduced to the masses between 1965-1970.

[object Object],It comes in liquid form so it’s easily transported.

In December 2008 the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found no specific support for the hypothesis that HFCS is causing obesity in the United States. The FDA says that HFCS is safe to consume.

A study done by Princeton University found that studies have shown that HFCS can lead to an increase in abdominal fat and circulating triglycerides. Rats fed diets with HFCS over high-fat diets gained more weight and “ballooned” in size. The rats also had higher triglyceride levels.

Princeton University also goes on to state that extra abdominal fat is a key component in the development of : diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor in developing heart disease.

[object Object],Although more manufacturers are removing HFCS and marketing it on their products, you sometimes cannot tell by the front of the package.

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Ingredients: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, WHOLE OAT FLOUR, CORN MEAL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP , PALM OIL, SALT, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PRESERVE QUALITY, MOLASSES, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW #5, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), BHT (PRESERVATIVE), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12.

[object Object],WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, BROWN SUGAR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: FLAX SEED, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, WHOLE RYE FLOUR, ROLLED OATS, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, BARLEY FLAKES, WHOLE TRITICALE FLOUR, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, SUNFLOWER SEED, VINEGAR, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES AND/OR DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE, DATEM, ETHOXYLATED MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, AZODICARBONAMIDE, ENZYMES), HULLED WHOLE MILLET, WHOLE AMARANTH, WHOLE BROWN RICE FLOUR, WHOLE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE KAMUT FLOUR, WHOLE MILLED YELLOW CORN, WHOLE SPELT FLOUR, AMMONIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, 021711

[object Object],INGREDIENTS: APPLE JUICE (WATER, JUICE CONCENTRATE), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MALIC ACID.

[object Object],ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE (CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), OATS, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF MOLASSES, SALT, BAKING SODA, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, EGGS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE.

Ingredients: WHOLE WHEAT, SOYBEAN AND/OR PALM OIL, SALT. CONTAINS: WHEAT. Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP , SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), NATURAL FLAVOR, CORNSTARCH.

[object Object],Premium brewed green tea using filtered water, high fructose corn syrup , honey, citric acid, natural flavors, ginseng extract, ascorbic acid.

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