High fructose corn syrup in everything!!!

Kim I have been study about HFCS for the last couple of weeks..........it is in everything and I think it is very dangerous for our health and our waistlines.........have you seen the lady that wrote the book "The Eat Clean Diet".......you can google it..........she gives a list of foods that don't contain corn syrup............but if you are eating prepackaged and processed foods it pretty much is what that food is going to be sweeten with.........I have really been trying to eat fresh food...........good luck but I think as cancer survivors it really is something we need to think about as far as trying to stay healthy........Shokk

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup supposed to increase our bc recurrance rate itself or just by the weight it helps put on us?  This is a new topic for me.  I've heard many other things but not HFCS targeted specifically. I'd appreciate info please.

Thank you,

Wink

I saw study results presented on tv some time ago that said HFCS has the same effects on the vascular system and organs as diabetes! After this news, I have been reading every label too. It IS in everything (as is SOY!). Some things that are used in moderation (in amount and frequency) I have decided are OK to buy even with the HFCS. Not even used in moderation, but might I say on rare occasions, definitely not regularly! I am making more and more from scratch....I am concerned about good healthy choices not only for ME but also for my whole family. I need to do more research on it, but that study and the results really shocked me into avoiding it!

Yes, it hides under many names.  The only safe foods to eat are whole foods: food that are not processed & DON'T come in packages. 

The only sugar free yogurts are those with no fruit or flavoring added

So, try Plain.

I buy Stoneyfields, or Trader Joes, or Fage (Greek yogurt is ummmmmmy!)  or even Dannon Fat Free and add my own fruit (and a touch of my own type of sweetener).

If I'm hungry, I add a handful of homemade granola (rolled oats, etc).

I believe sugar was a major culprit for me. It is amazing how little I actually want it now. I can not get out of the habit of cereal for breakfast, but I really have to hunt for good stuff. I found shredded oats from Barbara's  BakeryMade in CA- Rock) is pretty good. It has a little molasses, but it is close anyway. I now use Rice Drink on my cereal. To stir up the pot: are you guys feeling okay with all the yogurt? When I was first dx, I read Jane Plante's story about the diary link to her BC. She was eating a lot of yogurt. When she gave it up, her tumors shrunk. Then she began to research the lack of BC is Chinese women, who never touch dairy. With all the hormones given our cows, it makes sense to me. I was a big dairy user before. Now I rarely have a cheese even. I do not thing we have to be martyrs and be perfect everyday, but keeping this junk out of our diets on a regular basis is a key. I just wish someone would clean up our foods! It is killing us!

Linda, to be honest, I don't know!

Before diagnosis, I had been cutting down on meat - using soy, cheeses, and yogurt along with a limited poultry, fish, and lean beef.

I track my food on fitday. and when I was diagnosed, I reviewed my printouts with the oncological dietician.

She recommended no soy, and told me I needed to keep my protein above 30%. Even with added legumes, I can;t get there without yogurt and some cheese, and ccasionally a glass of milk. What I have done is switch to non-BST sources of milk, not so much for me as for my teenaged daughter. Organic cheeses, where possible.

Now, I've been reading Diane Dyer's blog - she's a registered dietician who has survived 3 bouts of cancer. She eats unprocessed soy, and lots of veggies.

I wish I had good answers to all these questions. Then at least I'd have something to criticize myself for when I failed to meet my own standards!