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A QUESTION Since all the stuff about HFCS started coming out, and all the implications that fructose is the problem, I've wondered about fruit. Fructose is fru
by ggchappell 18y ago
A QUESTION
Since all the stuff about HFCS started coming out, and all the implications that fructose is the problem, I've wondered about fruit. Fructose is fruit sugar; that's where it gets its name, after all. And yet fruit is generally considered to be healthy stuff. So why is the fructose in HFCS a problem, while the fructose in fruit is not?
- ph0rque 18y agoSimilarly, honey is somewhat like one of the variants of HFCS in its chemical makeup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup#Honey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup#Honey). However, I have heard (ie don't have time to cite) that there is something else in honey that makes one sick if one eats too much of it. Thus the built-in limit switch in honey that is lacking in HFCS.
- ggchappell 18y agoI believe the problem with honey is botulism toxin and/or spores. See: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854