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Everything has corn syrup in it (lemmy.sdf.org)
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If you're in the US of A it's a regular fuckin' gauntlet to try to ensure your food purchases aren't loaded with corn syrup.

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[–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

You are right, however high fructose corn sirup has an extremely high glycemic index which tend to make people fat. So in comparaison to other forms of sugar, it is one of the worst for your health. The health of americans would be better if corn wasn't as subsidized.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 child)

    It has a glycemic index of 56-62 depending on the fructose to glucose ratios. That's considered a moderate GI, not extremely high. Sucrose (standard table sugar) has a GI of about 65. White bread (70+) and baked potatoes (about 86) have a higher glycemic index.

    I don't disagree that we would be more healthy and less fat were corn not subsidized. But that would be because sweetened foods wouldn't be as cheap so we couldn't afford to eat as much and the markets for them and drive to sell them to us wouldn't be as huge. Not because HFCS is, in itself, less healthy than any other sugar source.

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