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ajross
2588 days ago
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.
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behringer
2588 days ago
I think that's the point. By ending corn subsidies, we'd raise the price of sugar.
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A2017U1
2588 days ago
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...
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ajross
2588 days ago
Marginally, yeah. But spinning that as "corn is toxic" is a bit much. Corn is perfectly fine as a food and a feed.
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