Not so sweet, not so surprising Scientists at Yale have found the “missing link” between high fructose corn syrup and type II diabetes.  Also, the average American gulps down 60 lbs of the stuff every year. Private inspections a weak defense The NY Times tell the story of a private insp...

Low energy density diet prevents weight gain Children who have a gene linked to an increased risk of obesity can prevent that fate by eating more fruits and vegetables, according to a report from the journal PLoS ONE. Looking at more than 2,000 children, researchers from University College London an...

That much-debated sweetener, high-fructose corn syrup, is going to need more than a pricey PR campaign to fix this one. After one set of scientists found mercury — yes, everyone’s favorite brain-impairing element — in almost half of commercial HFCS, another bunch of scientists decided to g...

If an infant is having lower intestinal pains and possibly a bloated stomach causing continual crying then they could well have Intestinal colic. With intestinal colic, abdominal gas becomes trapped in the belly, causing severe irritation to the infant. The intensity can vary from baby to baby. Coli...

It's been fun Jameth, but I am through playing here. Your friends are assholes. Bye. I was defriended. What the hell happened here?!?! I am just now catching up....

Conveniently timed with the Corn Refiners Association’s multimillion-dollar campaign to sweeten consumers’ appetite for high fructose corn syrup, the FDA has reversed its position on whether HFCS can be labeled “natural,” reports Food Navigator yesterday. “HFCS, like ta...

"oh! let's have coconut rum and Sunny D!" it sounded like a great idea at the time. i had a few of them and even chugged some Sunny D by itself because i needed some water and decided that it tasted good. then i glanced at the ingredients. i have a HFCS hangover this morning. it also has canola oil ...

Hansen’s Natural Soda is replacing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with cane sugar in all its soft drinks. Given that most soda advertisements these days seem to involve a daredevil doing something dramatic like riding a bike out of an airplane, a slogan that contains “to the max” ...

Hi-Fructose magazine is pleased to announce their upcoming Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set .  The set will reprint a "best of" selection from the first four hard to find volumes of Hi-Fructose in one hard cover 250 page edition. The book edited by Annie Owens and Attaboy, will b...

A growing number of weight-loss programs are using faith as motivation to change unhealthy habits, Kathryn Masterson reported in today's Chicago Tribune. "Unlike Weight Watchers and other mainstream diet programs, religion-based plans such as Weigh Down and First Place use biblical teachings to...