Martha said:
I read an article weeks ago about how corn syrup actually cannot be
properly metabolized by the body, so it gets converted to fat twice as
fast as regular cane sugar. It also dramatically raises trygliceride
levels, one of the chief markers for early heart disease.

Shannon replied:
Can you point me at that article? I'm curious whether it was in fact
"regular" corn syrup, or the "high fructose" variety.

Hi Shannon:
Sorry it took so long to reply to your query, above. I had originally read
about the relationship between high triglyceride levels and corn syrup on
www.mercola.com and was so shocked as to what I found there, that I googled
"corn syrup triglycerides" just like that, and over 50,000 sites came up,
remarking on the links between the two - whether the high fructose variety
or just plain old corn syrup.

But just to emphasize the point again, specialists (cardiologists and
endocrinologists, especially) are shocked at how much this by-product raises
triglyceride levels and if you look into the guidelines for those levels,
you'll see how dramatically dangerous high triglyceride levels are in heart
disease. It is something they are just making the connection to: what's
called "end organ damage" (rapid deterioriation of the chief organs of the
body) which is the most alarming fallout for abnormal lipid, homocysteine,
triglyceride, and of course, hypertension (blood pressure) levels.

In fact, here in Canada homocystene tests are only done on patients with
know risk factors for heart disease, otherwise you have to pay for the test.
I happily paid my $60 to have this test done 2 months ago, since I knew it
was becoming such a strong marker for heart disease, especially
highly-touted by American researchers. My levels were excellent, as were my
triglyceride numbers. It gave me a sense of relief to know that my
lifestyle (tons of walking and healthy eating), coupled with years of
homeopathic treatment, was on the right course. I highly recommend these
tests to all (include the A1C test too!)

take care,
Martha