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A post by one of my favorite blogs, The Kitchn, informed me that scientists at Princeton have discovered that (hold your breath hear) high fructose corn syrup is bad for you. This is based on testing on rats.
While I try to cook at home when I can and use local ingredients, I’m not against eating a few Oreos if I’m craving them. I also will eat take-out pizza and other assorted foods that I’m sure contain high fructose corn syrup, even if I don’t check the labels.
The study says that rats who consumed high fructose corn syrup gained more weight, even though they consumed the same amount of calories as those who didn’t consume the syrup.
What concerns me about this assumption is that it’s on rats. We don’t allow humans to use medication only tested on rats for a reason, our biological systems work differently. That’s why we’re not rats.
