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How Corn Syrup Made America Fat (And Still Is) [Infographic]

Posted by on Aug 7, 2012 in Diet It UP, Infographics | 4 comments

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Put simply — corn is single-handedly DESTROYING any semblance of health within the American food industry. It’s striking just how prevalent corn is in our every day lives.

Stamps. Aspirin. Baking Powder. Toothpaste. Cereal Boxes. Vitamins. Shampoo. Nasal allergy spray. Sweet N’ Low. Yoplait yogurt. Trident White. Ranch Dressing. Ritz Crackers. Tylenol. Diet Coke. Deli meat. BEER.1

Common denominator? Corn…in ALL of it.

While avoiding corn altogether is impractical, being educated is the nest best step in the battle against obesity and low-quality food. The infographic below from Neo Mammalian Studies reveals the juicy details behind corn’s role in the US diet and how it turned America into the fattest country in the world.


 

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References, Notes, Links
  1. Live Corn Free — A Typical American Day…With Corn [↩]
 

Bryan DiSanto

Owner & Editor-in-Chief at Lean It UP
Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.

When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.

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  • dr Funzo

    I know you did not write this but what an awful article.
     
    Look at his “sources” most of them are opinion articles and the ones that are legit just state facts about how much corn is produced/used in the states. He listed one study done on rats and the researchers even said they dont know the reasoning behind the findings. His “sources are equivalent to me using a bunch of amateur articles off the internet and presenting them as research findings.
     
    here are some legit studies done on humans,
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22351714
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17234503
     
    And her is a much better neutral opinion piece
    http://endodoc.org/2011/11/10/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dietary-friend-foe-or-fall-guy/
     
    Mary Franz From Harvard also did a nice study on HFCS but I do not have online access to the full text.

    • https://www.leanit-up.com/ Bryan @ Lean It UP

      I know I didn’t design the infographic, but your comment is completely off-base and poorly thought out for a few reasons. The infographic is merely displaying facts, stats, and metrics, nothing more.
       
      Also, while I agree that insulin, ghrelin, leptin, blood sugar, etc. play a HUGE role in weight maintenance, they’re not the only factors you can point to. Lower food quality, more GMO foods, an increase in processed foods and foods with added sugar (which is precisely what cheap HFCS enables, even if it has the same impact as glucose) are all caused by the proliferation of corn and ultimately impact obesity.
       
      Hyopthetically, even if HFCS and glucose had an identical impact on blood sugar and weight-related hormones, sugar consumption has still dramatically increased! It’s not by accident that the increase in HFCS production and sugar consumption are highly correlated…
       
       

    • https://www.leanit-up.com/ Bryan @ Lean It UP

      I know I didn’t design the infographic, but I find your comment to be completely off-base and poorly thought out.
       
      The infographic is basing its argument purely off of facts, stats, and data — nothing more. A quantitative approach is a completely valid way to look at the issue. Your “argument” just source-bashes and sites studes that are unrelated to anything addressed in the infographic.
       
      Also, while I agree that insulin, ghrelin, leptin, blood sugar, etc. play a HUGE role in weight maintenance, they’re not the only factors you can point to. Lower food quality, more GMO foods, an increase in processed foods and foods with added sugar (which is precisely what cheap HFCS enables, even if it has the same impact as glucose) are all caused by the proliferation of corn and ultimately impact obesity. 
       
      Hyopthetically, even if HFCS and glucose had an identical impact on blood sugar and weight-related hormones, sugar consumption has still dramatically increased! It’s not by accident that the increase in HFCS production and sugar consumption are highly correlated…

    • https://www.leanit-up.com/ Bryan @ Lean It UP

      I know I didn’t design the infographic, but I find your comment to be completely off-base and poorly thought out.
       
      The infographic is basing its argument purely off of facts, stats, and data — nothing more. A quantitative approach is a completely valid way to look at the issue. Your “argument” just source-bashes and sites studes that are unrelated to anything addressed in the infographic.
       
      Also, while I agree that insulin, ghrelin, leptin, blood sugar, etc. play a HUGE role in weight maintenance, they’re not the only factors you can point to. Lower food quality, more GMO foods, an increase in processed foods and foods with added sugar (which is precisely what cheap HFCS enables) are all caused by the proliferation of corn and ultimately impact obesity. 
       
      Hypothetically, even if HFCS and glucose had an identical impact on blood sugar and weight-related hormones, sugar consumption has still dramatically increased! It’s not by accident that the increase in HFCS production and sugar consumption are highly correlated…