High Fructose Corn Syrup Causes More Weight Gain Than Sugar - Page 4

Captain Morgan · 03-25-2010, 01:43 PM

On the subject of corn or grass-fed beef...is there any regulation about them? If not, then who's to say a farmer doesn't feed corn to his cows or chickens most of the time, but give them grass or hay once or twice in their life. Hell, I can say a cow was grass fed if I fed it grass one time in it's life, then charge more for the meat. So are there regulations to it?

Homeslice · 03-25-2010, 01:36 PM

That's cool. Are some brands of meat saying that they are grass-fed on the label?

Kaneman · 03-25-2010, 01:40 PM

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That's cool. Are some brands of meat saying that they are grass-fed on the label?

If they're out there I can't find them. Not even at Central Market. Unless you count the $49.99 per lb Kobe beef they sell, lol. I can, however, buy bison that is raised locally (on Ross Perot's land I believe) and grass/hay fed. Its quite good, and much more lean than a similar cut of beef.

Have you guys ever ridden by an industrial chicken house complex or cattle fed lot? I did in NC and CO....goddamn worst smell I've ever encountered in both cases.

Homeslice · 03-25-2010, 01:46 PM

Any of you guys ever taken advantage of that Omaha Steaks junk mail? The one where they claim they are the source of top restaurants around the country? Assuming it's not a load of BS, I figure you could get a bunch of their shit delivered and then quit.

goof2 · 03-25-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Any of you guys ever taken advantage of that Omaha Steaks junk mail? The one where they claim they are the source of top restaurants around the country? Assuming it's not a load of BS, I figure you could get a bunch of their shit delivered and then quit.

I've received Omaha Steaks before as gifts and they were pretty good, but they are damn expensive. I'm talking $25/lb+ for ribeye or $30/lb+ for filet mignon expensive. Those prices are also before shipping charges. I'm not willing to pay restaurant prices for mail order steak.

AquaPython · 03-25-2010, 01:56 PM

what kind of beef do you think restaurants use? corn fed beef.

101lifts2 · 03-26-2010, 03:03 AM

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what kind of beef do you think restaurants use? corn fed beef.

Are you trying to draw a conclusion that there is corn in ur beef?

God maybe I'm missing it.

You have to worry about the steriods and antibiotics that are given to the animals, not necessarily what they eat unless the food is loaded with pesticides.

And this whole thread was about how HFCS was getting people fat. It really isn't. Its the enriched flour products and starches combined with no or little exercise. Pastas, tortilla and bread. Garbage IMO.

Captain Morgan · 03-27-2010, 01:36 PM

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And this whole thread was about how HFCS was getting people fat. It really isn't. Its the enriched flour products and starches combined with no or little exercise. Pastas, tortilla and bread. Garbage IMO.

Um, yeah, HFCS is making people fat. Didn't you read the article? You say bread is bad (combined with no exercise), but what about whole wheat breads? And a lot of what is making people fat is the little to no exercise, combined with completely shitty eating habits (i.e. no breakfast, big lunch, big dinner and simply crap food like junk food and fast food).

101lifts2 · 03-27-2010, 04:53 PM

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Um, yeah, HFCS is making people fat. Didn't you read the article? You say bread is bad (combined with no exercise), but what about whole wheat breads? And a lot of what is making people fat is the little to no exercise, combined with completely shitty eating habits (i.e. no breakfast, big lunch, big dinner and simply crap food like junk food and fast food).

I'm not disagreeing that sugary foods, sugary sauces and stuff made from HFCS isn't good for fat loss. However, you are forgetting the caloric density of bread and pastas, which make up a large amount of America's diet, is much much higher than something that has HFCS in it.

I hear people all the time (fat people) cut out "sugary foods" and they loose 5 or 10 lbs and wonder wtf. I tell them to cut out breads and pasta or limit them and usually they will loose much less.

Adeptus_Minor · 03-27-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I'm not disagreeing that sugary foods, sugary sauces and stuff made from HFCS isn't good for fat loss. However, you are forgetting the caloric density of bread and pastas, which make up a large amount of America's diet, is much much higher than something that has HFCS in it.

This is why the French, Italians, and other bread and pasta favoring cultures are so disgustingly fat.

Oh wait...

And if those cows that are getting fat because of corn had a decent activity level and weren't being stuffed to the gills with it, I imagine the outcome would be different. Not unlike the average American, actually.

03-25-2010, 01:43 PM	#1
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	On the subject of corn or grass-fed beef...is there any regulation about them? If not, then who's to say a farmer doesn't feed corn to his cows or chickens most of the time, but give them grass or hay once or twice in their life. Hell, I can say a cow was grass fed if I fed it grass one time in it's life, then charge more for the meat. So are there regulations to it?

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	That's cool. Are some brands of meat saying that they are grass-fed on the label?

03-25-2010, 01:46 PM	#4
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Any of you guys ever taken advantage of that Omaha Steaks junk mail? The one where they claim they are the source of top restaurants around the country? Assuming it's not a load of BS, I figure you could get a bunch of their shit delivered and then quit.