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I'm a little rusty on this subject (I might come back later and link some sources/videos), but my main issue is not with HFCS vs table sugar, but just the fact
by tolmasky 13y ago
I'm a little rusty on this subject (I might come back later and link some sources/videos), but my main issue is not with HFCS vs table sugar, but just the fact that HFCS is in everything nowadays. This is partially because of corn subsidies by the government (which makes HFCS cheaper than its "actual" price). However, this is also because at one point in this country we decided that fat was bad (with a bad study), and we thus took it upon ourselves to remove fat from our diets, and in fact largely succeeded. Yet all the things we were trying to prevent (like heart disease), went UP. What happened was manufacturers replaced the fat in many products with HFCS. Its to the point now where you go to the store and many brands of bread contain HFCS, its almost inescapable. I certainly don't want that replaced with normal sugar, I just want the price of HFCS to be accurate, and for the government to stop making drastic declarations in nutrition that can lead to these really strange and unexpected consequences.
- smsm42 13y ago>>> This is partially because of corn subsidies by the government (which makes HFCS cheaper than its "actual" price). Both sugar and corn are heavily subsidized, but sugar AFAIK is subsidized by tariffs (i.e. higher prices for the consumer) and corn by transfers. I have no idea why - probably "biofuels" fiasco has a lot to do with it, but not sure if it is the main cause. >>> for the government to stop making drastic declarations in nutrition that can lead to these really strange and unexpected consequences. You mean, the government to stop regulating what we eat and trying to protect us from ourselves? Fat chance.