"it's probably full of the shit."

10:16p, This title quote was repliedjust after presenting my HFCS concerns over Matt Burnette's holiday chocolate (He confessed Amy made it all and it was his idea). I kept to myself with similar inquiries regarding his 'everything in the fridge' soup as that's what was for lunch and I also did not profess my dietary restriction before declaring "I'm in.". Was very tasty regardless. The only questionable item would be the hot dogs ... not because they are sugary but rather that they are just full of all sorts of good tasting nastiness. With out going overboard and checking every label in the grocery store I think hot dogs will be at the top of my short list next time we go to the store.

So thinking more about the idea that reducing consumption on any level just controlling an addiction ... whether Coke or Crack, I believe that the process of ingesting a substance ... even purchasing a substance can be more than 50% of the addiction. Take booze. We can drink a bottle of wine a night for dinner, for a week, to the point that you wake up tasting wine as a major source of want and look forward to the nights meal for you will get some more. But stopping is as easy. Is it just in my particular mind or is the association to things even as mundane as the pop of a can top before you have a drink addictive. This association is most often with a break or distraction from the norm. When you make the association it you lose something else that needs losing. The idea of a cup of coffee is so much more pleasing when we head to Adirondack Bean-To Coffee House than it is to make it at home ... is that preposterous? Its the addiction to the action, or rather in this instance the interaction (and all that much more pleasing that you get you own birch bark wood chip that hangs on the wall as a frequent buyer incentive. Your int eh club now. Bravo.

When searching for HFCS manufacturers I came across Golden Bridge International Traders who claim: "We provide good quality Fructose from China with both human and animal feeding use". Nice ... humans and animal feeding. Guess we are just to be fed then. The grist.org asks "Why is the FDA unwilling to study evidence of Mercury in HFCS?" (The chlorine industry reports that HFCS manufacturers are the largest end-users of mercury-grade hydrochloric acid and caustic soda) ... so? And Dr. R. Craig Lefebvre, a public health communications and marketing researcher believes a tax on high fructose corn syrup could help in the fight against America’s obesity epidemic and the same search notes a fact that sugar is in short supply and will be on a price spike in the near future so acting now is probably the best idea.

Archer Daniels Midland (in IL ... so looks like i do get a trip to the mid land) is indeed the worlds largest producer of HFCS (according to numerous Google articles searched). Wondering, after my father suggested, if perhaps my Grandpa Harry could have participated in HFCS development after teaming up to invent MSG. He was with Allied Chemical though. Ill start with Archer Daniels Midland (I think an NPR supporter ... wonder how much they give?). So I mailed them ('I'm interested in a tour of your facility in 2010 to learn more about the manufacturing of HFCS? This is a personal inquiry not a professional or media related interest.'). Here's a Mayo Clinic Article on HFCS even they avoid a stance.