Nutrition Misinformation

I noticed an ad in one of my women’s magazines the other day that pictures two women discussing corn syrup versus “natural” sweeteners; the one woman getting her facts on nutrition from her hairdresser! I had to chuckle at the other woman’s response, “Wow, you get your hair done by your doctor?!” Well, it would be funny if it wasn’t so close to the truth. So many people are more than willing to believe health scares that are spread by unknowing sources; and sadly, like the game of telephone, misinformation spreads quickly and rampantly. Misinformation is also much easier to distribute than it is to dislodge. Even after numerous studies that show corn syrup is in essence identical to regular table sugar in nutritional value it continues to get a bad rap. But like all things nutritional this too is subject to change. Remember how not that long ago eggs were considered taboo. That too has changed; eggs are now considered “good cholesterol”. One thing however remains consistent; the easiest thing to conceive is a misconception.