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It's easy to demonize fast-food but that's not even the worst of it. High-fructose corn syrup has been added to so many foods that didn't have it 10-20 years a
by alwillis 5y ago
It's easy to demonize fast-food but that's not even the worst of it.
High-fructose corn syrup has been added to so many foods that didn't have it 10-20 years ago.
The second or third ingredient on a bottle of ketchup, for example, is high-fructose corn syrup. You can get ketchup that doesn't have high-fructose corn syrup added to it; often it's a natural or organic brand that often costs more than the regular brand.
And depending on where someone lives, brands without refined sugars may not be readily available. Google "food desert" and see what comes up.
It was literally impossible a generation or two ago to ingest the amount of carbohydrates the average American gets just from eating prepared and processed foods today.
- OJFord 5y ago> It's easy to demonize fast-food but that's not even the worst of it. High-fructose corn syrup has been added to so many foods that didn't have it 10-20 years ago. We should just count ready-meals etc. as 'fast-food' too, no good reason that it implicitly refers to 'restaurants' only really. > The second or third ingredient on a bottle of ketchup, for example, is high-fructose corn syrup. Interesting, that didn't sound right to me (but it has been a long time since I've had it) - found this: https://www.truthorfiction.com/heinz-ketchup-ingredients-u-s-vs-uk/ https://www.truthorfiction.com/heinz-ketchup-ingredients-u-s... (tldr just sugar in the UK)