High fructose crap
In a blog such as this, it seems only right that I should point out the new results on the difference in health between the British and the Americans. It turns out that the British are healthier, despite spending less on healthcare per capita. The survey claims that the differences cannot be attributed to the higher levels of obesity in the US, or even differences in lifestyle factors. This BBC article appears to be at a complete loss to explain the differences.
Well, I have the answer. In almost every sweet product in the US you will find High Fructose Corn Syrup listed in the ingredients. I had never heard of it before I came here, it doesn't occur in any foods in the UK and it sounds absolutely horrible. Its consumption is linked to a host of medical problems, including diabetes and obesity.
Basically, it's a no-brainer.
posted by Claire @ 12:46 pm
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I think it's down to the NHS.
Of course, `High Fructose Corn Syrup' is an anagram of...
I leave it as a challenge.
Exactly. The NHS, for all its failings, is a wonderful thing.
There's no `k`.
No. High Fructose Korn Syrup is made from genetically modified post-grunge rockers.
From the BBC article:
"One of the researchers Professor Sir Michael Marmot ... said people would
automatically presume the differences were caused by the variance in healthcare systems. US healthcare is funded through an insurance system while England's NHS is funded by taxation and is free at the point of use.
...
But this could not fully explain the differences because the richest Americans with access to highest levels of healthcare still had rates of poor health comparable to the worst off in England."
So, however wonderful you think the NHS is, that's not the whole story... it's the corn syrup that does it.
I'm sure that the statistics are a little more than meets the eye.
Like Transformers.
They kind of give away what the `more' is with the line `robots in disguise'.
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