One of the ongoing debates in the health industry is about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and its effect on human health. Since it is made from sugar, some say that it is naturally healthy. But others say natural sugars are not natural when chemically processed no matter where it came from.
3 Pros of High Fructose Corn Syrup
1. Cheaper Alternative Than Real Sugar
Due to its cheaper price, a lot of companies use HFCS as their primary sweetener in their products such as processed foods and beverages. For this reason, HFCS consumption increases over the past years while the natural sweeter like cane and beet sugar consumption remains steady or sometimes decreasing.
2. It makes food sweeter
Research shows that HFCS and sugar are same level of sweetness but more people are consuming processed foods and beverages. This shows that people like to eat sweeter foods than fresh foods.
3. It has longer life
HFCS are used largely and primarily to sweetened processed food and beverages that is why it is considered as natural preservative for the food that makes its consumable time longer.
3 Cons of High Fructose Corn Syrup
1. It is less hunger-satisfying
Research shows that it needs only a small amount of HFCS than table sugar to make the food tastes sweeter. For this reason, people who love to eat a food that contain HFCS eats a lot but satisfies their hunger for only a short period of time. Then look for food to eat again.
2. It increases cholesterol and makes you fat
Sugar is the primary source of energy of the body no matter what form it is. And when there is too much unused sugar in the body, it will be stocked and can be turned into cholesterol and made your fat.
3. Corn crops where it is came from used pesticides to grow
A lot of people know that HFCS was made from corn, which is also a natural sweetener. But knowing how corn is grown is another unhealthy issue. Corn crops farmers need to use pesticides in order for the corn to grown bigger and faster but can be considered as unhealthy.
Would you still like to eat sweet foods and drinks beverages?
There are many common foods and beverages that people love to eat. he first one are soft drinks that can be found in various grocery stores and being served in fast food chains. Second, are sauces and salads dressing that people believe are made from fruits, therefore, it is healthy to consume. Third, are breads, pastry products like cakes that people loved to eat because of its sweetness. Fourth, are fruits and vegetables such as baked pickles and beans and other in canned food. Fifth, are cereals and bars which people usually eat during breakfast or snack because it really tastes sweet. The most common food are processed snacks like processed corn, potato and the like.
