DISQUS

Lisa · 1 year ago

I'd be curious to know who paid for the studies since the government provides the subsidies that makes the corn a more cost effective substitute for sugar in the food supply.

It would be one thing if were an informed choice people could make but since high fructose corn syrup is nearly unavoidable because it is in nearly everything - unless you make literally everything from scratch you have no option because of the subsidies.

There are some niche products but they are more expensive and not within the reach of every consumer.

Since it's an unavoidable part of our food supply I think it needs to be studied further.

dieselboi · 1 year ago

Just like with tobacco and smoking, there will be study after study about the pros and cons of HFCS. What I got out of King Corn was that HFCS is in everything we get that is packaged. Look in any pantry and you'll find corn in everything that has been bottled or pre-packaged for you. We went on a strict diet a year or so ago for health reasons and had to cut out corn. That emptied our cupboard. We were so surprised, but it didn't hit us until we saw King Corn and then re-evaluated our pantry. Every day, I try and buy unpackaged items or fresh items in order to get away from HFCS.

Thanks.

Liz · 11 months ago

There was an article this week on Vegfamily.com about the differences and similiarites between High Fructose Corn Syrup, regular sugar and Agave Nectar. Check it out here: http://www.vegfamily.com/whole-family/wholesome...

-Liz on behalf of the Corn Refiners Association

Geoff · 11 months ago

The problem with obesity in the US and parts of Europe have nothing to do with HFCS. It has to do with the fact that people eat WAY too much and are WAY to sedentary. If people made better dining choices, stayed away from fast food, made more meals at home and got off the couch for regular exercise, then we would be a skinnier society. 2007 marked the first year that more than 50% of meals consumed in the US were consumed outside the home (i.e at a restaurant where the portions are insanely large.)

HFCS has the exact same nutritional value as table sugar and (like everything else) is harmless when consumed in reasonable quantites. If you are intent on removing HFCS from your diet for health reasons, then you have to cut out the table sugar and honey as well. The truth is, if everything that is currently made with HFCS was made with cane sugar then 1: it would be lot more expensive and 2: it would drive the price of other items up as well. How would you feel if that 5lb bag of sugar suddenly cost $10 instead of $2? While intesive farming practices have robbed much of our meat of its flavor, this industrial practice has for the most part, served us well.

-Geoff
www.imafoodblog.com

Brian Charles Clark · 3 months ago

The fact that high-fructose corn syrup and white sugar are indistinguishable is damnation enough, I should think, for HFCS. Our relationship with refined foods, especially sugars, is "problematic" indeed -- but that, I suspect, is a gross understatement.