High fructose corn syrup… is good for me?! Can it be true?

Have you seen the “Corn Refiners Association” TV commercials? You know, the ones where they try to calm the fears of Americans who are starting to believe that this ubiquitous ingredient may not be so good for your health.

I saw the commercial last night at around 11:45 pm on Lifetime (yes, I was watching re-runs of Will & Grace). Our friends at Chowhound report that they saw these ads on the FOOD Network.

Below is the ad that i saw last night. And it looks like there are 3 more. The end of these “PSAs” suggest that you learn more at SweetSurprise.com where you can find quick facts like:

Research confirms that high fructose corn syrup is safe and no different from other common sweeteners like table sugar and honey. All three sweeteners are nutritionally the same.

Sounds more like Sweet Deception to me.

Here is one of their ads:

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I love cooking shows and the Food Network and all that good stuff, so I’m pretty excited to tell you that Emeril Green, the new series starring Mr. Emeril Lagasse himself, will premiere on Planet Green tonight.  And not just one episode, either.  Starting at 8pm (or 7pm in the Central Time Zone, which is like Indiana or Tahiti or something), Planet Green will be airing six straight all-new episodes of Emeril Green.  Here’s where I would say “Bam!” or some other Emerilism to humorously tell you I find this news exciting, but let’s just leave that part out today.  Anyhow, Planet Green’s website describes the show as such:

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Lady and Sons Night hits Savannah’s Historic Grayson Stadium, home of the Savannah Sand Gnats, tomorrow night. Famed Food Network Southern Chef Paula Deen will be on hand with sons Jamie and Bobby to greet fans on the home field of Savannah, Georgia’s Minor League Baseball team.

The Sand Gnats, Single A Affiliates of the New York Mets in the South Atlantic League, will also be doing St. Patrick’s Day in May the same night. St. Patrick’s Day is a huge deal in Savannah - which hosts one of the largest St. Patty’s Parades in the United States - so big that one night is not enough. The Sand Gnats will be wearing green jerseys to celebrate the occasion and green beer will be sold at the concession stand. Also anyone who shows up to the stadium wearing a kilt will receive free admission to the ballpark.

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Imagine a day where your very busy, tech and work addicted boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, sister, brother, mom, dad, or best friend actually puts down their BlackBerry to have a very focused conversation with you!

Is it just a dream?

Well this past Monday, this dream (or rather nightmare for BlackBerry users) became a reality when

a major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday, wireless carriers said.

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