Slow food group backs push for healthier foods in schools

Revising what is for lunch at local schools was the impetus for a friendly get-together Monday at One Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park, where people brought healthful food and talked about how to get schools to lead children to better eating habits.

[Audrae Erickson]

High fructose corn syrup, sugar, and several fruit juices are all nutritionally the same.

High fructose corn syrup is simply a kind of corn sugar. It has the same number of calories as sugar and is handled similarly by the body.

The American Medical Association in June 2008 helped put to rest misunderstandings about this sweetener and obesity, stating that “high fructose syrup does not appear to contribute to obesity more than other caloric sweeteners.”

According to the American Dietetic Association,“high fructose corn syrup…is nutritionally equivalent to sucrose. Once absorbed into the blood stream, the two sweeteners are indistinguishable.”

Consumers can see the latest research and learn more about high fructose corn syrup at www.SweetSurprise.com .

Audrae Erickson
President
Corn Refiners Association