{"id":7130,"date":"2025-07-04T07:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?page_id=7130"},"modified":"2025-07-04T07:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:16:50","slug":"ban-high-fructose-corn-syrup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/take-action\/ban-high-fructose-corn-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass the Stop Spoonfuls of Fake Sugar Act to Ban High Fructose Corn Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High-Fructose Corn Syrup is toxic and needs to be removed from our food supply. Tell your U.S. Representatives to pass the Stop Spoonfuls of Fake Sugar Act today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.R. 8688, the Stop Spoonfuls of Fake Sugar Act, would treat high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as an adulterant under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HFCS, made from genetically engineered corn, has been linked to high blood pressure, insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFructose goes straight to your liver and starts a fat production factory,\u201d says<\/a> Dr. Mark Hyman, Founder and Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. \u201cIt triggers the production of triglycerides and cholesterol.\u201d He explains that it\u2019s actually the sugar \u2014 not the fat \u2014 that causes the most cholesterol trouble. What\u2019s even worse, Dr. Hyman notes, is high doses of fructose \u201cpunch little holes in your intestinal lining, causing what we call a leaky gut.\u201d He explains that this allows foreign food proteins and bacterial proteins to enter your bloodstream, which triggers inflammation, makes you gain weight and can cause Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is time that we stop allowing unaccountable corporations and the complicit Food and Drug Administration to poison our families. Far too many Americans are suffering needlessly from type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and mental health conditions as a result of artificial and harmful ingredients that are in nearly every refrigerator and pantry in our country,\u201d said Congresswoman Luna. \u201cNot only are we consuming spoonfuls of high-fructose corn syrup every day, but many of the foods and snacks we consume have dyes linked to an alarming number of health conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the full H.R. 8688 bill text HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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