Is it the cheese, or the dough or the spices and flavors?
The secret is the HFCS
Fast foods contain "HFCS" which means high fructose corn syrup.
This tricks your body craving to eat more and more.
High fructose corn syrup is simply a kind of corn sugar which is composed of 55 percent fructose.
This is worse more than sugar.
When we eat most carbohydrate foods, the blood sugar level increases and insulin is secreted to transport the sugar into the body's cells. Besides helping to transport blood sugar, insulin also triggers the release of a hormone called leptin. Leptin helps control hunger by signaling the brain that the body is full and therefore to stop eating.
Unlike regular carbs, HFCS does not stimulate or require insulin for transportation to the cells. Since there is no need for insulin release, there is also no secretion of leptin.
Fructose doesn't trip our sense of satisfaction as sugar would, we are, perhaps, eating more sugars to compensate, and upping overall caloric intake in the process
When we eat most carbohydrate foods, the blood sugar level increases and insulin is secreted to transport the sugar into the body's cells. Besides helping to transport blood sugar, insulin also triggers the release of a hormone called leptin. Leptin helps control hunger by signaling the brain that the body is full and therefore to stop eating.
Unlike regular carbs, HFCS does not stimulate or require insulin for transportation to the cells. Since there is no need for insulin release, there is also no secretion of leptin.
Fructose doesn't trip our sense of satisfaction as sugar would, we are, perhaps, eating more sugars to compensate, and upping overall caloric intake in the process
Then what is HFCS?
HFCS is not the corn syrup you buy in a bottle at the supermarket to use for "baking". It's an artificial additive that's cheaper and easier for manufacturers of sodas and fruit juices to use.
This is used as an additive in pizzas, baked beans, candies, yeast breads, sweetened yogurt, baby food, ketchup, cookies, beer, sodas, juices and alarmingly in most brands of manufactured foods. The consumption of HFCS had increased 1000 times in 2009 when compared to 1970's
This is used as an additive in pizzas, baked beans, candies, yeast breads, sweetened yogurt, baby food, ketchup, cookies, beer, sodas, juices and alarmingly in most brands of manufactured foods. The consumption of HFCS had increased 1000 times in 2009 when compared to 1970's
An average american consumes 63 pounds of HFCS a year.
So when you think of a strict Carb diet, avoid the HFCS foods.
Stop going for fast foods.
You can easily chopp 55% pressure of food c ravings.
Stop going for fast foods.
You can easily chopp 55% pressure of food c ravings.
2 comments:
Very informative post Mishu!
Part of my quest in my blog is to inform readers about how harmful HFCS is. Thank you for the information. I reposted this one as well.
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