What is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)?
HFCS is a sugar found in many other energy drinks. It tends to make people fat, and damage the balance of health in the body. Medical research has discovered six serious health-damaging effects caused by eating a high fructose diet. Syndrome X Syndrome X means: • Altered blood lipids (lower HDL and elevated triglycerides) • Resistance to insulin causing the body to increase production of insulin • Obesity • Elevated blood pressure. Research suggests that 25% of the population has elevated insulin from insulin resistance. High blood insulin contributes to stroke, heart attack, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cancer, obesity, hormone imbalances, and accelerated aging. Hyperinsulinemia precedes the beginning of adult-onset diabetes by as much as ten years, and one-third of patients with diabetes develop the disease without even knowing it. Historically, fasting blood sugar (blood sugar levels after not eating for at least 8 hours) has been relied upon to identify poor blood sugar regulation o
