rt, will you ban it?
The downside of HFCS isn't the syrup itself, but the fact that it is so cheap and is easily able to be added to make things taste "better" for basically no cost.
I would end the corn subsidies in America. They make bank anyway
The public perception got murdered with the name... Should have called it something like Sucrose type Corn Syrup.
When people hear High Fructose Corn Syrup, they usually stop listening at the word "High" if you're luck, maybe Fructose, but never the full term. The term isn't comparing it to other sources of Fructose, but just simply to regular Corn syrup, which is almost 100% glucose. HFCS just turns some of the glucose to fructose to make something equivalent to sucrose.
Sugar is unhealthy, but it doesn't really matter where it comes from.
Not ban. No.
However, I would tax it at exactly the same rate as the corn and farm subsidies lower its cost, to make its actual price reflect reality.
No, because just banning things rarely achieves the desired results.
And whether it’s cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup, too much sugar in general is the problem, much more so than the subtle differences between the two.
No, why would I? I'd end the US corn subsidies for basic economics reasons, and it would become less of a thing as a result, but it's not a bad technology itself.
Pretty sure it's already banned here but if it isn't then I absolutely would.
Can I ban surculose instead? Both are bad, but the distinct lack of regulation on surculose baffles me.
No, people should discipline themselves to eat responsibly. If you don't want to eat HFCS don't buy shit that contains it.
I wouldn't ban it but I would ban subsidized corn. The thing is, humans want a sweetener and sugar is just as bad if not worse. Actually the history of sugar is worse then the history of any drug or evil empire. More humans have suffered because of sugar that anything else ever created by man.
No because things shouldn’t be banned unless they cause unavoidable harm.
Interesting read on obesity, and why sugar might not be the culprit we think it is.
http://achemicalhunger.com/
TLDR sugar and fat aren't to blame. Something in the environment is screwing up our bodies ability to maintain a normal weight, and it's probably microplastics / forever chemicals.
maybe not a complete ban but definitely more restrictions on all sugars in general. obesity issue in the U.S. is not just due to HFCS, there are many reasons for it such as the car centric design, lack of availability of healthy food for the poor, abundance of cheap fast food etc.
Yea, but I’m fructose intolerant and in it’s in nearly everything so I’m biased
