My ex-Boston Marathon 2010

For those who wonder, let me first explain the title. It is not about movie, and it is not fiction, but to many it is scary. It is about our corn fetish, and the corn products found everywhere, namely, High Fructose Corn Syrup. Maybe our number one killer.And here is first introductory post on that subject. I believe people reading this site are healthier then normal population (of USA that is) and that we care more on what we take into our bodies. Also we tend to push our body to its limits. So why do we continue to load ourselves with high fructose corn syrup? Because of many myths around, let me give you few information. Table sugar, sucrose is sugar containing two molecules, one fructose and one glucose, joined by a glycosidic bond. HFCS is mixture of 55% fructose, and 45% glucose (at least the one used for drinks in US). So what is the difference. In sucrose molecules are bind together untill they make it to the duodenum where sucrose is broken down with sucrase and some other enzymes, in process that is essential in glucose control, a step missing in already separated mixture of HFCS. Further, fructose is not really energy efficient like glucose, but it does form nice gas in lower intestines, and also have same of simmilar effect on insulin in regulating blood sugar levels. So basically more fructose in blood streem will rapidly utilize the insulin which will take away our precious glucose. Just something that it might be important, hmm, around mile 20.It is cheap, and big corporations are loading us with them, without much concern about health. Gatorade, Powerade, Accel Gel (but not Accelerade!), Sport Beans, are loaded with HFCS.note: Cliff Shots, Gu gels, Red Bull (!!!) powdered Gatorade and Powerade etc. do not contain HFCS.HFCS is not used as sweetener in drinks in the rest of the world (ever tried Mexican Coca Cola, yummy), especially not in Europe. FDA considers is safe, but same FDA just approved cloned beef and pork for human consupmtion (claiming there was not negative effect on human health, from their mighty research on currently not available cloned beef and pork, briliant)So what is your stand on HFCS, do you care at all?