Is Fruit Sugar Bad For Your Health.


Submitted by ronaldoh
October 26, 2011 - 1 year 30 weeks ago

The Rotten Fruit ?

In the United States the recent concen over the use of fructose corn syrup has led  to it being  branded as the devils candy- and many  irate parents are declaring they don't want their children eating corn syrup in their food.

Here in Britain, the Food Standards Agency  do not regard fructose corn syrup as an additive and is classed as thick sugar, not widely used and not a danger to your health.A quick look in my local supermarket and I find it is used in many brands of cakes ,biscuits, yoghurts,ice-cream and many energy drinks.

Corn Syrup is a natural healthy sweetening product and derived directly from fruit. it is added to many processed foods we buy, but now food experts believe fructose is linked to cancer,dementia, heart disease,diabetes and kidney damage.

What is Fructose Corn Syrup ?

Fructose occurs naturally in fruit, and we drink it most days if we are drinking fruit juices, which we believe to be healthy in providing us with vitiman C..

High frutose corn syrup is derived primarily from corn. It is cheap to produce, and hence is becoming muuch more widely used. In the US and UK it is replacing cane and beet sugar.

Fructose adds moisture and texture to cereal bars ,making them chewy as well as thickening yoghurts and ice-cream. Another add on is it browns cereals ,cakes and pastries enhancing thier appearance.

It is easy to see how fructose corn syrup is poular within the food industry, and is unknowingly being added to more and more of our foodstuffs.

How Much Fructose Should You be Eating ?

Scientists have found that although it has the same amount of calories as sugar cane, the body does not metabolise fructose syrup the same way.This can effect the liver,our blood pressure and obviously leading to obesity.

A natural product should not cause us any harm, but is it being "added" to too many other products?

There are many alarming tests and trials being  carried out with fructose corn syrup,and it may be too early to draw any conclusions yet. Meanwile it is right to be cautious, check your ingredients and remember an old saying - everything in moderation.


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Anonymous

I had my first gout attack about 10 years ago.
At the beginning I was having attacks every 6 months. Then gradually I was getting them
every 3 months, then every month and eventually every week.
It started at my big toe and then it was moving sometimes in my knees,and generally all
around my joints, in my feet.And the pain was agonising.
I have tried all the cures you can imagine.I tried ACV, lemons, drinking a lot of water, but
to no avail.I tried water fasting, juice fasting,baking soda, again without success.
I almost gave up meat, limiting it to only once a week ,gave up alcohol completely,again
no success.
I was living on vegetables, lots and lots of fresh fruit, milk ,cheese beans and so on .My
eating habits could not be healthier ,or so I thought.But my gout was worsening.
Then I decided to increase the amount of fruit I was consuming, thinking that if some fruit
is healthy, more fruit will be more healthy.Some days I was eating fruit only ,others over 10
portions a day.
And alas my gout instead of improving it became chronic.
I was desperate I did not know what to do.
And then one day accidentally I read an article about fructose,which is contained in fruit in
large quantities.It said that it increases uric acid, in a matter of minutes.
Fructose is also present in table sugar, and in HFCS, which is used in soft drinks.
I put two and two together and realised what I was doing wrong.
I stopped eating fruit and all other sugars, for a period of 3 weeks,and by magic I saw a
dramatic improvement.Pain was gone, swelling was gone, I was fine.
I re introduced fruit again in my diet but reducing them to 1 or 2 a day, and my gout completely
disappeared.
I do eat more meat now, and occasionally have an alcoholic drink, and thank God everything
seems to be fine.
Fructose was my enemy!!.
Donis Fylaktou

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 22:50.
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ronaldoh

Glad you shared your experience,not everything is as healthy as it first seems.

Submitted by ronaldoh on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:50.