What bothers me more is the possible presence of mercury in HFCS, as tested by Consumer Reports: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2009/01/mercury-in-hig

What bothers me more is the possible presence of mercury in HFCS, as tested by Consumer Reports: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2009/01/mercury-in-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2009/01/mercury-in-h... (Mercury is really bad for you, of course.) Also of note: HFCS is even found in whole wheat bread at my local grocery store, which seems quite odd. I can understand saving money by using HFCS over sugar in a sugar-laden soft drink, but the few grams of sugar needed to get the yeast going?!