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Monday, April 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
HFCS: High Fructose Corn Syrup; Raises its ugly head again.
As if being suspected as leading cause of Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular disease, etc.., etc..., and so on weren't enough. Now comes more good news about this food additive: Mercury Poisoning.
Researchers at the Minnesota-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, found mercury in nearly half of fifty-five name brands purchased off the grocery store shelve - OoooH!
Apparently the FDA knew about the coorelation between mercury and HFCS, but decided levels were acceptable or something. Renee Dufault, the lead researcher in the new study, found mercury in 9 of 20 samples of HFCS she tested while she was still employed by the FDA.
The mercury that was found in HFCS is thought to have gotten there during the manufacturing process. Outdated techniques that use mercury cells to produce HFCS are apparantly still being used - mostly out of the US and Canada where the practice is supposed to be banned. But food manufacturers may be unaware that the HFCS their using is tainted.
There is no government oversight for mercury in foods other than fish.
Mercury and other toxins produce numerous adverse reactions in our bodies. The effects are pronounced, and include heart and auto-immune disease, allergies, high cholesterol and triglycerides, chemical sensitivity, antibiotic resistant infections, depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, leukemia just to name a few.
The term "toxin" refers to a host of agents, from heavy metals such as mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, industrial pollutants, infectious agents, electrical pollutants, and ionizing radiation.
Be aware of all the things you eat, drink, and breathe.
Check this list http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ercia/07list.html for what to look for on labels.
It should be noted that Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and of course HFCS. The levels of mercury per gram of HFCS were 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms. The average daily consumption of HFCS is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.
Source: Pubmed.com
Researchers at the Minnesota-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, found mercury in nearly half of fifty-five name brands purchased off the grocery store shelve - OoooH!
Apparently the FDA knew about the coorelation between mercury and HFCS, but decided levels were acceptable or something. Renee Dufault, the lead researcher in the new study, found mercury in 9 of 20 samples of HFCS she tested while she was still employed by the FDA.
The mercury that was found in HFCS is thought to have gotten there during the manufacturing process. Outdated techniques that use mercury cells to produce HFCS are apparantly still being used - mostly out of the US and Canada where the practice is supposed to be banned. But food manufacturers may be unaware that the HFCS their using is tainted.
There is no government oversight for mercury in foods other than fish.
Mercury and other toxins produce numerous adverse reactions in our bodies. The effects are pronounced, and include heart and auto-immune disease, allergies, high cholesterol and triglycerides, chemical sensitivity, antibiotic resistant infections, depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, leukemia just to name a few.
The term "toxin" refers to a host of agents, from heavy metals such as mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, industrial pollutants, infectious agents, electrical pollutants, and ionizing radiation.
Be aware of all the things you eat, drink, and breathe.
Check this list http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ercia/07list.html for what to look for on labels.
It should be noted that Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and of course HFCS. The levels of mercury per gram of HFCS were 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms. The average daily consumption of HFCS is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.
Source: Pubmed.com
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