HFCS

The warming effect of these HFCs is at least 1, 000 times that of carbon dioxide.

Journalist Joanne Chen researched North Americans' affinity for HFCS-containing sweet foods for her book "The Taste of Sweet" .

Though HFCS was not part of the human diet until 1975, each of us now consumes more than 40 lbs. a year, some 200 calories a day.

HFCS, though believed by most scientists to be the same as sugar for your health, has become a whipping boy these days.

The American Medical Association has said it's "unlikely that HFCS contributes more to obesity or other conditions than sucrose. "

I don't think the study produces convincing evidence of a difference between the effects of HFCS and sucrose on the body weight of rats.

The rest comes from a variety of sources, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), black carbon (soot), methane and nitrogen compounds.

It's found only in the pantry of the food scientist, and that's not who you want cooking your meals.

HFCs, or hydrofluorocarbons, are among the six heat-trapping gases covered in the Kyoto Protocol.

The trilateral proposal would phase out HFCs, which are up to 14, 000 times more damaging to the Earth's climate system than carbon dioxide.

A number of prominent drinks makers have replaced the HFCS in products with sugar and even used it as a marketing ploy.

There is some evidence that HFCS behaves differently in the body than naturally occurring sugars.

Yet high tariffs on imported sugar, to the benefit of America's beet and cane farmers, have also helped to promote HFCS.

Parks notes that HFCS comes in many varieties with different proportions of glucose and fructose.

The EPA led the data analysis that supports the new proposal to restrict HFCs under the authority of the Montreal Protocol.

The most common complaint about HFCS is that it has helped to make Americans fat. But that idea is hotly disputed.

Trans fats diminish the brain cells' ability to communicate with eachother, and HFCS can actually shrink the brain by damaging cells.

Many canned tomato sauces are high in added sugar, and other condiments like ketchup and salad dressing often contain HFCS.

Avoid foods containing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

The most common complaint about HFCS is that it has helped to make Americans fat.

Unlike other sugars, it bypasses the pancreas and heads for the liver, Bellati said.

Reducing the use of HFCs would help slow climate change and curb potential adverse public health effects, according to the EPA.

Demand for HFCS declined by 8% between 2007 and 2009.

Log Cabin syrup recently announced that they've stopped using HFCS in their syrup;

Application of HFCS in Beverage Industry