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This is going to be an extremely challenging thesis to explain the phenomena, as HFCS and sucrose are effectively chemically identical once they hit the stomach
by scoofy 4y ago
This is going to be an extremely challenging thesis to explain the phenomena, as HFCS and sucrose are effectively chemically identical once they hit the stomach.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoYes, but HFCS is cheaper. Cheaper means it ends up in more products. Cheaper means more gets consumed. I mentioned in another comment above that circa 2003-ish the NYT Sunday mag ran an opinion piece that proposed that gov subsidies of corn were contributing to the obesity crisis. Lower corn prices === lower price for HFCS === more HFCS in more products === more products at lower prices === more sweetener calories being consumed. Our gut microbes aren't evolved for this type of diet.
- jjallen 4y agoSugar is negligibly expensive. It's just so cheap. In a wealthy region such as W. Europe, I can't even see the price differential mattering.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoWhen you're manufacturing at scale pennies add up. If not, then how else do we explain the rise in the use of HFCS?