[DakotaGator]

I have long suspected that the massive shift from cane sugar to corn syrup as our primary food sweetener has been the primary cause of the stunning increase in the nation’s obesity. I have also been very suspicious of corn syrup’s link to diabetes.

If either or both of these prove true, then it is also true that they are politically induced health disasters as corn syrup was substituted for cane sugar because of high prices caused by cane sugar tariffs.

Ain’t crony government wonderful?!

[PeterPrinciple]

I have long suspected that the massive shift from cane sugar to corn syrup as our primary food sweetener has been the primary cause of the stunning increase in the nation’s obesity.

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Lets define the problem just a little differently. It Is not the type of sugar but the increase in use of ALL sugars. When I grew up it was a big deal to get a candy bar. Kool aid the sugary drink was being advertised. Sugar was something we bought in town, not produced on the farm so we used it sparingly.

[rfp1234]

Iowa’s fault!

[RaceBannon]

sugars and steroids and toxins in the food
also lack of nutrients in the soil, we eat more because our bodies demand nutrients, not calories, and we eat as many calories as we can to get the nutrients we need

http://www.jimbancroft.isagenix.com

[jdege]

I have long suspected that the massive shift from cane sugar to corn syrup as our primary food sweetener has been the primary cause of the stunning increase in the nation’s obesity.

Metabolically, there's no meaningful difference between cane sugar and corn syrup. Both are about half fructose.

But there is one critical difference. Corn syrup is cheaper. So the manufacturers use a lot more of it.