Does Your Health Drink Contain Crystalline Fructose?

Many people never read or think about the ingredients of the so-called "Health" or "Energy" drinks they buy, but BUYER-BEWARE!

Does your health drink contain Crystalline Fructose? Crystalline fructose is a new fancy name for a more concentrated form of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It is produced by allowing the fructose-enriched corn syrup to become crystallized thus giving a higher percentage rate for more sweetness.

Don't confuse glucose with fructose or think that this fructose comes from fruit.
Here is the statement that comes directly from the sugar.org website:
"Crystalline fructose is produced by allowing the fructose to crystallize from a fructose-enriched corn syrup. The term "crystalline fructose" is listed in the ingredient statements of foods and beverages using this corn sweetener. It is important to understand that the “crystalline fructose” listed as an ingredient comes from cornstarch, not fruit. Crystalline fructose can be used in the same foods as the high fructose corn syrups, or in any food that contains sugar."

This fructose unlike glucose is metabolized differently in the body. Glucose can be metabolized or utilized by every cell in the body for energy but fructose must be metabolized in the liver. Since it is processed completely in the liver when a diet includes a large amount of it (if you eat mainly processed foods) you can develop a fatty liver, and even cirrhosis.

Another interesting fact about HFCS is mentioned in Dr. Helmut Oz's book "You On A Diet" where he writes that ingesting fructose does not shut off the hunger signals in your brain. Your body doesn’t “see” the fructose, so you keep eating since your brain doesn’t get the signal that you’re full. Remember, crystalline fructose is a more densely refined fructose meaning it is even more detrimental to your health than HFCS.

If what you have read already isn't making you think twice about your so-called "Healthy" drink maybe this will!
Did you know that the processing of crystalline fructose allows for acceptable levels of arsenic, heavy metals, lead and chloride? These are toxic chemicals that your body is unable to process. The impact on your health is immeasurable. While, a simple serving of the drink might not be bad, over time the buildup of any one of these components can lead to death.

If you have read my previous blogs and articles on why America has the highest obesity rate, which by the way the numbers are growing rapidly and why so many people have cancer, auto-immune diseases and type II diabetes or have pre-diabetes it is largely in part from the typical American diet. A large part of that diet consists of HFCS. It is found not only in these "health" and "energy" drinks, but breads, cereals, bbq sauce, marinades, salad dressings and desserts just to name a few.

Until there is more public awareness food manufacturers will continue to put this very inexpensive poison into our food supply while making huge profits from our stupidity . We all deserve to live with the highest level of health possible, and clearly high fructose corn syrup sweeteners will not be found along the path to outstanding health.

At Internal Creations, Inc we will never use any ingredients that would be detrimental to your health. Our mission is to bring you the safest, highest grade most natural organic ingredients in Nature's Virtue Super Greens Food.