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HFCS shown to reduce rat life span

The history of the adoption of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is fraught with controversy. On the one side, the food crazies are certain that HFCS...
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Gain or lose one pound a week; super simple

If you read my articles thank you, but at the risk of boring you this is about sugar again. This time instead of me doing the talking, I'm...
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Fooducate iPhone app provides food facts and FUD

The new Fooducate iPhone app has been available for a few weeks now, and many people find it quite helpful. The idea is that you point your iPhone...
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Spot sugar-creep; get anti-aging and fitness benefits

  • Sugar-creep
  • November 20, 2010
Even if it was possible you don't have to completely avoid sugar. Your body changes carbohydrate into glucose (sugar) that is released into the...
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Call it what you will---High Fructose Corn Syrup by any name is bad news

  • HFCS
  • September 20, 2010
Some people may not notice or care, while others of us shake our heads. The Corn Refiners Association is at it again. New plans are afoot.Last week...
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HFCS Not So Sweet

  • HFCS
  • September 18, 2010
If you, like many of us, are taking on the Herculean task of avoiding high fructose corn syrup in foods, you will have a new hurdle to face. The...
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Corn Refiners Association seeks to change high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) name to corn sugar

  • News
  • September 15, 2010
Corn Refiners Association seeks to change high-fructose corn (HFCS) syrup name to Corn Sugar Tuesday, the Corn Refiners Association released a...
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Rod Morrison serves up more Ask the Butcher info, Part 1

In the past how-many decades, Americans have been able to stock their pantries and freezers with cheap food at rock-bottom prices. Conventional...
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Honey of an idea! CTCA Chef Wagoner's recipe for gingered carrot soup, Part 1

Today, in part one of a two-part series, we’ll give honey its due by taking a closer look at the one and only product of busy bees everywhere...
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Chocolate-lovers, unite! Tomorrow is International Chocolate Day.

Did you know that we chocolate-lovers have our own special day? We do, and it’s tomorrow, September 13th.So, now that you know, join in, buy...
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