[2Ccltvcm]

America should reduce corn subsidies. Corn works its way into the American food ecosystem in many ways to the detriment of the Americans' health. It is highly inflammatory by itself and it is processed into compounds which also modulate inflammation in other ways. See high fructose corn syrup and its inflammatory pathways. Processed corn products are a multi pronged attack on Americans' health. End corn subsidies.

[ajross]

I'm not aware of anything specific to HFCS and inflammation that doesn't apply to any other fructose source. It's cheap sugar. Sugar is bad for you.

[behringer]

I think that's the point. By ending corn subsidies, we'd raise the price of sugar.

[A2017U1]

Sugar prices in the states are double what everyone else on Earth pays due to perverse protectionism funded by the taxpayer. So many of my American friends never believe this either but it's true. Same with corn which is very much related.

https://www.thebalance.com/markets-for-us-and-world-sugar-80...

[ajross]

Marginally, yeah. But spinning that as "corn is toxic" is a bit much. Corn is perfectly fine as a food and a feed.

[sathackr]

[citation needed]

Not that I dispute what you say, but I don't buy it hook-line-and-sinker.

[ryandrake]

Not to mention befouling our fuel supply with engine-destroying and (energy-equivalent) expensive ethanol.