Fans of natural foods have crusaded for years to remove high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from America's dinner tables, restaurants, and grocery stores. HFCS lurks in a wide range of food products, including most sodas and cereals. According to the latest food industry data, the campaign appears to be working. Between 2003 and 2008, use of HFCS dropped 11 percent in the United States. HFCS producers attributed the decline to a campaign arguing that the sweetener contributes to the rising rates of obesity in the United States. The sugars in HFCS, processed from corn starch, are easily broken down into simple sugars.Do It!People have become more _________ about eating HFCS.Press enter to interact with the item, and press tab button or down arrow until reaching the Submit button once the item is selectedA deceptiveB compulsiveC sensitiveD imaginative

Professor Janet McCalman stated that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) goes straight to the liver. Which one of the following best explains what this means and why the presence of HFCS is associated with metabolic syndrome?Group of answer choicesMetabolic shunting occurs and this makes trans fats which may build up in the liver.Fructose is converted to fat in the liver and may result in insulin resistance.HFCS is not easily broken down by the liver and ingestion may result in atherosclerotic plaques.Fructose is 1.7 times sweeter than glucose thus is more palatable and may result in fatty liver.

High fructose corn syrup is cheaper in the U.S. than other sweeteners for all the following reasons EXCEPT:Group of answer choicesThe government subsidizes corn production.Corn grows well in a large land area.Cane sugar does not grow well except in rainy and warm climates.Production of corn for ethanol has decreased the demand for corn.The government subsidizes cane sugar.

Packaged processed food is often characterised by inclusion of high added sugar in the form of cane sugar (sucrose) or high fructose corn syrup. Which of the following are reasons why food manufacturers include added sugar?To protect the US corn growers from market loss due to cheap imported sugar.Protection of frozen food against ‘freezer burn’.To give baked goods an appealing ‘browned in the oven’ appearance.To support the US trade agreement with Malaysia.Group of answer choices1,2,31,21,2,3,42,3

The top source of added sugar in the diet of children and adolescents in the U.S. is*candysweet bakery productssugar-sweetened beveragessugar-sweetened breakfast cereals

What is one of the recent changes that have been made to food labels in the United States?