Has anyone else seen this commercial suggesting that HFCS is as safe as table sugar? I almost thought the commercial was a joke and could not believe it. Here is the website given in the commercial SweetSurprise - Factual Information About Common Sweeteners like Sugar, Honey and High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) . If you are interesteed in the commercial I am pretty sure it is on youtube, I just can't access it from work to post it right now.

Thoughts anyone?

I saw the same commercial and I also thought they were joking. I thought it was something out of the onion newspaper!

I have to go check out this website now.

Yeah, I brought this up earlier this week in another thread. I saw that commerical last weekend and couldn't believe what I was hearing. It is sponsored by the Corn Refiners Assoication so of course they want us to believe that this crap is good for us. The commercial says something like it is made from corn so it has to be good for us. They fail to mention that it is processed and refined to the point that it no longer even resembles corn.

It makes me angry. With all of the obesity and diabetes in our country people were finally getting the facts about this dangerous ingredient now they are going to try and convince us that they are just getting an unfair bad rap. I wish the commercial could be pulled off the air!

Here is the commercial I saw.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q]YouTube - High-Fructose Corn Syrup Ad 2[/ame]

That is just plain stupid!

But Jack, it's made of corn. So it clearly *must* be healthy.

I still can not believe it.

Man, they are really blasting the air with this ad. I saw both the one with the couple sharing a popsicle and the one with two ladies at a kids party several times on TBS last night. And each time I see it I get really pissed.

But ya'll it does say in moderation it is okay....(detect the heavy sarcasm?).

I hate those commercials!! I've seen both of them over and over and over. Every time one comes on I just want to SCREAM!! So ridiculous!!!!

I'm pretty rusty at my old high school biology, but isn't fructose what is also found in all fruit?

I'm pretty rusty at my old high school biology, but isn't fructose what is also found in all fruit?

Yes, fructose is found naturally in fruits and veggies. But high fructose corn syrup is is a highly processed product made from fructose and 100% corn syrup among other things.

I can't touch the stuff, even though my blood numbers have been amazingly low for me, they are still high, and HFCS in anything spikes it to dizzying heights. Those commercials piss me off because yes, for someone who is healthy at a healthy weight, with no sugar issues, in moderation HFCS wont hurt or affect them, but those of us with problems even in moderation can make us very ill.

I believe the government is launching a probe at HFCS regarding metabolic syndrome, etc. Makes sense for the manufacturers to start a media blast about it but what is sad is that the "average" person out there is going to believe their message and disregard any disputes or evidence to the contrary.

~Vickie

I, too, thought these commercials were a joke or a SNL skit!!

These commercials are annoying and should be banded from television.

But ya'll it does say in moderation it is okay....(detect the heavy sarcasm?).

Yes!! Coming soon from the Corn Refiners association:

"Corn sqeezin' moonshine.....it's nature's intoxicant! And is perfectly safe in moderation. Take a swig from Pappy's jug today!"