Times article on same subject matter as lecture:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2020815,00.html
( notes from 1/10/11 lecture by Daniel L Mark, MD, PhDCollapse )

(in these notes IR = insulin resistance)
( notes from Miller endocrinology 2011Collapse )

The high fructose corn syrup industry has petitioned for a name change. Lipstick on a pig. It hasn't passed yet but it seems that it may. They claim it's to alleviate confusion, but really it's because HFCS has gotten so much bad press, with good reason. It causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It may have mercury in it. It's generally bad bad BAD for you, empty calories, even cheaper for the manufacturer than real cane sugar. So watch for "corn sugar".

SOURCE
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corn-refiners-petition-fda-for-use-of-corn-sugar-as-alternate-name-to-high-fructose-corn-syrup-102845349.html

Lots of new info in this article from Mercola. For example: fructose increases your absorption of glucose.

a victory: PepsiCo will no longer put high fructose corn syrup in Gatorade
( a bit on new studies causing Pepsi's retreat from this cheap ingredientCollapse )

"There’s more money in amputating the limbs of diabetics than in counseling them on diet and exercise."

( Read Michael Pollan's NYTimes Op-Ed from 9/10/09, on the food industry's part in the healthcare boondoggle.Collapse )

Name the rash that SSL is going to ask about on the final exam.
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Where does diabetes rank in the leading causes of death in the US?
7th

Approximately how many people in the US are affected?
16 million
half undiagnosed

Define diabetes.
A group of metabolic disorders of impaired glucose tolerance causing hyperglycemia, as well as abnormal and and protein metabolism.
( Self-quiz from SSL's lecture and powerpointCollapse )

The other night Suz and I watched Supersize Me. It was more interesting than I expected. If you haven't seen it, basically the movie tracks a healthy young man (Morgan Spurlock) who decides to experiment on himself by eating only McDonald's food for an entire month. His girlfriend is a vegan chef, so he normally eats mainly vegetables. But it becomes apparent that part of his motivation is a certain relish for big greasy burgers.
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A new study, written up in the Chicago Tribune, shows that mercury contamination is present in corn syrup. Though we were already avoiding that particular noxious ingredient, weren't we?
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