HFCS Webinars

Webinars on High Fructose Corn Syrup

• High-fructose Corn Syrup and School Wellness:
  Science-Based Facts for Healthful School Nutrition Operations
  Hosted by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) in partnership with the International Food Information Council (IFIC).
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• Dispelling the Myths About High Fructose Corn Syrup
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• High Fructose Corn Syrup: What should you believe?
  Hosted by the International Society of Beverage Technologists.
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School Nutrition Foundation Webinar Series

High-fructose Corn Syrup and School Wellness: Science-Based Facts for Healthful School Nutrition Operations
Hosted by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) in partnership with the International Food Information Council (IFIC).

Click here to listen to the webinar.

Speakers

• Susan Borra, RD President, IFIC Foundation
• Therese Nicklas, DrPH, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
• John White, PhD President, White Technical Research
• Sandy Voss, MS, RD, LDN District Dietitian/Assistant Food Service Director, Arlington Heights District 25

Description

As school nutrition professionals across the nation rise to the challenge of implementing nutrition standards that are consistent with their respective school districts’ budgets and wellness policies, information surrounding foods and beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can often be unclear.

According to current scientific research there is little, if any, difference between ordinary table sugar (sucrose) and HFCS. In fact, each can be consumed in moderation in a healthful diet. However, consumer confusion regarding HFCS persists.

This web-based seminar (“webinar”) aims to clarify the issues surrounding HFCS by presenting the consumer, nutrition, and food science perspectives. School nutrition professionals will have the opportunity to learn about the broader context of HFCS as a consumer issue, followed by the detailed, real-life context of dealing with this topic in the foodservice setting. Nutrition and food science experts will provide data-driven facts to correct misunderstandings about HFCS. The webinar will include messaging opportunities and strategies for communicating scientifically accurate information to policymakers, parents, and others with whom school nutrition professionals interact.

Source: School Nutrition Association - High-fructose Corn Syrup and School Wellness: Science-Based Facts for Healthful School Nutrition Operations available at http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=10572.

Food Product Design Webinar Series

Dispelling the Myths About High Fructose Corn Syrup

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Speakers

• Audrae Erickson, President, Corn Refiners Association (CRA)
• John S. White, Ph.D., President and Founder, WHITE Technical Research

Description

“HFCS makes you fat?” Considerable press attention focusing on high fructose corn syrup has lacked scientific merit and has generated unfounded myths about this versatile sweetener made from corn. Consumer research has shown many Americans are not aware that high fructose corn syrup contains the same simple sugars as sucrose and honey. Notably, when consumers are presented with the facts, their views about high fructose corn syrup often change, resulting in a greater understanding of its important role in our nation’s food and beverage supply.

Put your consumer’s minds at ease and change your conversations about HFCS. Attend this Webinar to learn about:

• The scientific evidence behind high fructose corn syrup
• Research examining the safety of high fructose corn syrup and its parity with other nutritive sweeteners
• High fructose corn syrup application benefits including enhancing fruit and spice flavors, moisture-retention in bran cereals and food bars, maintaining consistent flavors in beverages, and more
• Key elements of the Corn Refiner Association’s consumer education campaign

Source: Food Product Design Webinar Series - Dispelling the Myths About High Fructose Corn Syrup available at http://www.foodproductdesign.com/webinars/2009/02/dispelling-the-myths-about-high-fructose-corn-syrup.aspx.

International society of Beverage Technologists Webinar Series

High Fructose Corn Syrup: What should you believe?
Hosted by the International Society of Beverage Technologists.
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Speakers

• David Klurfeld, Ph.D., Human Nutrition National Program Leader, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
• John S. White, Ph.D., President and Founder, WHITE Technical Research
• James M. Rippe, M.D., Cardiologist and Biomedical Sciences Professor at the University of Central Florida

Description

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been sensationalized by the media in recent years, wrongly targeted as a unique contributor to obesity. Top researchers addressed myths about the impact of high fructose corn syrup on the American diet, the nutritional consequences of reformulating HFCS-sweetened products with sugar, and discussed how it is likely to be viewed in the upcoming 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in this ISBT webinar.

Source: ISBT Webinars - High Fructose Corn Syrup: What should you believe? available at http://www.bevtech.org/resources-webinars.asp.