Iowa’s fault!
North Dakata sugar beets
First, there are studies that “prove” almost anything. HFCS happens to be the villain of the moment. There are just as many studies and scientists who say that our bodies treat HFCS the same as any other sugar.
Second, the reason we have HFCS is everything is another unintended consequence of government interference in the market. Due to the protections given to sugar growers in the US, we pay an inflated price for cane sugar. Food companies switched to HFCS to save money. I don’t like HFCS because of the taste. I think the health concerns are overblown.
BTW, another consequence of sugar quotas and tariffs is that poor countries in the Caribbean can’t sell us their sugar and remain poor. Instead of trade, we give them massive amounts of foreign aide. As a result of the demands of sugar growers and the peridy of politicians, American consumers and taxpayers get the shaft.
Now that corn is becoming increasingly expensive due to another government boondoggle, ethanol, perhaps manufacturers will go back to sugar, even though it still costs more than it should.