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Little Minnie, HFCS is benign for those that are not fructose sensitive. The over consumption of HFCS isn't benign. It is only composed of two simple sugars - glucose and fructose - the same sugars found in white/brown sugar, honey, fruits and fruit juices. It contains nothing else. There is nothing unnatural about the sugars in HFCS and it is impossible to distinguish between glucose and fructose found in HFCS, honey or any other natural source. These are simply facts of food chemistry.

The problem is not HFCS itself. The problem is the food industry's wide use of this cheap source of sweetness. It is put in food to make food more tantalizing to consumers. The way to tackle the HFCS is not to vilify it but to encourage consumer's to read the ingredients labels and stay way from foods that contain it and/or refined sugars. If consumers did not purchase foods containing HFCS then manufacturers would stop using it. In many ways the consumer is as much to blame as the food manufacturers.

The thing that makes HFCS so intriguing for IBS suffers is that can be used as an indicator. If an IBS suffer experiences problems with foods containing HFCS then they will likely experience problems with other natural high fructose containing foods too. This fact should be clearly made to IBS suffers instead of leaving them with the impression that HFCS is the only culprit!

Oh Gosh! If I have ever vilified natural sources of fructose for none fructose sensitive individuals then I sincerely apologize. This is not my belief! It is not my intent! So let me state this clearly once and for all. If you are not fructose sensitive then by all means enjoy honey, high fructose fruits and their juices! I wish I could

Little Minnie, I think we will have to agree to disagree. I just don't have the passionate dislike of HFCS that you seem to. I just cannot eat it

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