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Well, there are two types of corn syrup - plain old "corn syrup" ala Karo, and high fructose corn syrup, which is a very common sweetener in processed foods. (

Well, there are two types of corn syrup - plain old "corn syrup" ala Karo, and high fructose corn syrup, which is a very common sweetener in processed foods. (HFCS is also, for some reason, a bit of a nutritional boogeyman for a lot of people. There's no actual evidence that consuming X calories of it is any worse for people than consuming X calories of sugar or honey, but it's the new "dioxin" in some circles.)

vlad 18y ago
If not, then why do nutritionists, athletes, diabetics, and bodybuilders favor sugar instead of HFCS?
- Semiapies 18y ago
  Vlad, that's an un-sourced argument from authority. (And particularly unconvincing authorities, in the case of athletes and body-builders, who have been known to jump on a lot of wild and often harmful nutritional fads.)
  - vlad 18y ago
    That was the point--your arguments are unsourced. :)
    - Semiapies 18y ago
      You can't source an absence of evidence.
      - vlad 18y ago
        Please source your argument, that I am not allowed to appeal to authority or make bold claims without evidence, but you are. :)
- rjurney 18y ago
  Because its a marker for a junk food, but not literally the problem.