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If this ingredient is one of the first 2 or 3 items listed on the food packaging then don't eat that food! What ingredient you ask? High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). This ingredient is found in alot of sweet foods and sugary drinks.

Whoever came up with high-fructose corn syrup in the '80s pretty much made a "deal with the devil." Its cheaper for food manufacturers than regular sugar (sucrose) so that's why you see it so much on food labels. Sugary drinks, baked goods, frozen foods and even foods like ketchup are laced with this stuff. Nutritionists point to high-fructose corn syrup consumption as a major player in the nation's obesity crisis (the fact that we eat it is the real problem).

Why is high-fructose corn syrup so deadly? Here it is: the body processes the fructose in high-fructose corn syrup differently than it does regular sugar. It also lowers the hormone leptin in your body. Leptin signals to your brain that you're full. It also forces the liver to kick more fat out into the bloodstream (especially true with sugary drinks because they are processed so fast)! So, your body wants more and stores more fat at the same time.

A 12-ounce can of soda has as much as 13 teaspoons of sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. That's deadly poison!

Okay gang, there it is! You know the answer to the problem....stop eating foods and drinking drinks with sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, etc. Eat foods that are naturally sweet like fruit and drink mainly water, unsweetened tea, etc. Food manufacturers are not going to stop using this stuff because its cheaper than regular sugar. But, you don't have to eat it and drink it! High-fructose corn syrup consumption will destroy your meal plan fast and put fat on your gut!

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