Sugar | Foodfacts.com
You’ve probably seen that commercial – the one where a mother sadly contemplates the mountains of sugar her family consumes daily. Her children pile it on their cereal, then snack on sugar-laden treats washed down with corn syrup-based beverages. Even the teaspoonful or so she dusts over her grapefruit adds up to immeasurable mounds of empty calories. Read more…
HFCS | FoodFacts.com
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is certainly not the only culprit responsible for our rising numbers on the scale or for our increase in health problems. However, it has recently been under a lot of heat from health experts as having a positive correlation on the ever expanding waistlines of Americans. Read more…
Hidden Sugar | Foodfacts.com
Our foodfacts.com research indicates that, this past summer, the American Heart Association (AHA) raised the alarm over an unusual suspect among the many known risk factors for stroke and heart disease: hidden sugar. Read more…
Sugar Substitutes
We have written about sugar substitutes in the Food Facts Blog in the past, and it’s time to revisit this important topic. The sugar substitute industry in the United States is huge, but not without controversy. Consumers are concerned and want to know if the sugar substitutes they are using are safe to consume. Read more…
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