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> Also, these days sugar is added to everything, including genetically modified plants Citation needed

• EGreg 9y ago
  Here are some references - perhaps you will rethink that downvote: Corn is in many things: http://fooderyboston.com/corn-is-everywhere/ http://fooderyboston.com/corn-is-everywhere/ Corn has tons of added sugar through genetic tinkering, as well as many other plants: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/breeding-the-nutrition-out-of-our-food.html?pagewanted=all& https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/breedin... Within one generation, the new extra sugary varieties eclipsed old-fashioned sweet corn in the marketplace. Build a sweeter fruit or vegetable — by any means — and we will come. Today, most of the fresh corn in our supermarkets is extra-sweet. The kernels are either white, pale yellow, or a combination of the two. The sweetest varieties approach 40 percent sugar, bringing new meaning to the words “candy corn.” Only a handful of farmers in the United States specialize in multicolored Indian corn, and it is generally sold for seasonal decorations, not food. We’ve reduced the nutrients and increased the sugar and starch content of hundreds of other fruits and vegetables. How can we begin to recoup the losses?
  • ralfn 9y ago
    >Here are some references - perhaps you will rethink that downvote: Yeah, i'm actually surprised about this. Im not in the US, so i don't know how well it all compares with the supermarket here. As for rethinking my downvote. It seems i can't un-downvote you. Maybe there is a time-limit?