1.High Fructose Corn Syrup: Guilty or Innocent?

2. Artificial Sweetener? Since when? Whats the Harm? Numbers and FiguresHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP OR HFCS 3. HFCS Definition According to Wikipedia, high fructose corn syrup is defined as: any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose to produce a desired sweetness. 4. Artificial Sweetener? HFCS is engineered from corn. 5. Whats the Harm? Cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup are indeed both harmful when consumed in pharmacologic doses of 140 pounds per person per year. When one 20 ounce HFCS sweetened soda, sports drink, or tea has 17 teaspoons of sugar (and the average teenager often consumes two drinks a day) we are conducting a largely uncontrolled experiment on the human species. Dr. Mark Hyman, functional medicine leading specialist. 6. # of PeopleHFCS Survey Results50 0 Concerned about HFCS Diet Healthier Than RegularLet Children Drink SodaConcerned about HFCSDiet Healthier Than RegularLet Children Drink SodaYes20211No7413Both Unhealthy21Numbers and Figures This was an anonymous study done online, showing concern or lack of concern in adults. 7. Numbers and Figures 1970: 15% US population obese Today: 33% US population obese HFCS is the common denominator, as it was introduced about 20 years ago to substitute for sugars rising prices. -Princeton University Research Year Span 40 30 20 10 0 19702013 % Obese 8. WORKS CITED Aspartame. Survey Monkey, 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. Figure 1: Wholesomesweeteners.com. Agave Fact vs. Fiction. Web. 26 Nov 2013. Figure 2: Straight Chiropractic. High Fructose Corn Syrup: Just how bad is it?. 31 Oct, 2012. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. High fructose corn syrup. Wikipedia. 2013. Web. Hyman, Mark. 5 Reasons High Fructose Corn Syrup Will Kill You. 4 May, 2013. Web. 05 Nov. 2013. Parker, Hilary. A Sweet Problem: Princeton Researchers Find That High-Fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain News At Princeton. (2010). Web. 25 Sept. 2013.