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Old 30-04-2012, 12:51   #28
MargaretR
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Re: Pet Owners

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Originally Posted by davemac View Post
I had just drunk some lucozade, I think the bubbles went to my head
This post may be considered 'off topic' but I felt compelled to post it.

Lucozade contains -
Glucose Fructose Syrup (24%)

High-fructose corn syrup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

....and scientific reasons for not injesting it -

Princeton University - A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain

"These rats aren't just getting fat; they're demonstrating characteristics of obesity, including substantial increases in abdominal fat and circulating triglycerides," said Princeton graduate student Miriam Bocarsly. "In humans, these same characteristics are known risk factors for high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, cancer and diabetes."
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