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Tibetan Tea does NOT contain high fructose corn syrup

       In the health category, I usually use research and data from health or educational institutions. For this section, however,  the most basic, easy to understand source was a website called: Mary Glenda’s No Weight Gain Cookbooks! (http://www.noweightgaincookbooks.com/worse_than_sugar.htm) So, the following are excerpts from her site:

       Exactly what is “high-fructose corn syrup”? Well, it’s not the same thing at all as the natural, healthy fructose in honey and fruit. “High-fructose corn syrup” is a highly refined, artificial product. It is created through an intricate process that transforms cornstarch into a thick, clear liquid. White sugar and “high-fructose corn syrup” are not the same. 

       This manufactured fructose is sweeter than sugar in an unhealthy way, and is digested differently in a bad way. Research has shown that “high-fructose corn syrup” goes directly to the liver, releasing enzymes that instruct the body to then store fat! This may elevate triglyceride (fat in blood) levels and elevate cholesterol levels. This fake fructose may slow fat burning and cause weight gain. Other research indicates that it does not stimulate insulin production, which usually creates a sense of being full. Therefore, people may eat more than they should. Indications also are that the important chromium levels are lowered by this sweetener which may then contribute to type 2 diabetes.

I believe that there’s something meaningful in the fact that the increase of the use of “high-fructose corn syrup” in the 1990′s, coincides with the obesity epidemic.

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