Comments on: Pink Slime, Kids & Heart Disease

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:14:25 +0000

Do you know if ground bison sold in supermarkets contains the slime? I’ve switched over to it since it tends to be cheaper than grass-fed beef, but now I’m worried!

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:08:56 +0000

Hey Pauline,
The Alacer C has fructose, not sucrose. 6 grams to be exact. I’ve never seen it with anything but fructose. That said, I’d still use it with the sucrose because in small amounts it’s not harmful. The body uses sucrose for energy better than fructose and as the daily amounts get over 30-50 grams sucrose becomes better for you than fructose. The problem with all sugars is overusing them as an add on to diets with large amounts of simple carbs that turn to sugar. It’s all about the amount. I would love an instant C that didn’t have either but for now it works and my kids don’t have a lot of outside sugars.
That said I stay away from almost all sugar except for the stuff I get in certain fruits. I’m not a juice drinker and being a long time vegetarian all sugar throws me off.

By: Pauline Krahn

Pauline Krahn — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:25:20 +0000

Roger, I have a question about the Alarcen Emegen-C that you give your kids. It has “sucrose” as the top ingredient and I didn’t think that was good for kids (my daughter questioned this.) I’d apreciate your comments.