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Sick. Why don't they try to convince us that hydrogenated oils are "good," too? Looks like the last act of a desperate industry, to me...

Have you seen the recent tv commercial about it? I cannot believe that this stuff is good for you. I remember that my parents limited or discouraged soda when we were growing up. Now, I think it tastes too sweet. Of course I'm addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper, so I guess I'm a victim of another successful product campaign.

I mean, maybe the stuff is not bad for you. There may be limited evidence suggesting that it is. But since it almost always comes in processed foods, eating HFCS containing foods typically replaces eating real foods. And that is less healthy.

What...this is less healthy?! Say it isn't so...

I've seen those pro-HFCS ads. They really irritate me - especially when the mom who dares ask if HFCS is bad is then scolded by the "good mom" who gives her kids HFCS. Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying that bad moms give their kids HFCS but the commercials are so off-balance that it isn't even funny. If they weren't so serious, I would have first thought they were unfunny SNL commercial take-offs.

At least, cigarettes with HFCS seem not to be better or worse than normal cigarettes "Also, mainstream smoke chemistry and genotoxicity of cigarettes with 4% and 5% HFCS were not different from cigarettes with 3% HFCS. In conclusion, the addition of up to 5% HFCS to cigarette does not alter the mainstream smoke chemistry or biological activity of mainstream smoke or mainstream smoke condensate as compared to cigarettes with 3% corn syrup/invert sugar with regard to the parameters investigated and presented." PubMed

Those Pro-HFCS commercials are annoying. Although, it does make a point that you will hear and see people rambling on about how something is bad for you but they don't really understand why. I use to see at as another food additive that is very pervassive in our commercial food supply. Even things I would normally believe were not horrible choices like graham crackers have HFCS. Then I read more about it and I understand some of the opinions on how it came to be such a fixture on our grocery store shelves. Personally, I believe the ease in which HFCS and other additives have become "staples" of the American diet is not just evil corporate America. It is a change in lifestyle and values. We want our food quick and easy. Hell we want everything quick and easy. So, the more processed, the less time it takes us to make a meal the better. I find myself falling into that trap sometimes too. I think about how my Grandma cooked and yes, some Nothern Irish dishes could barely be described as food but still, she was rarely in a hurry and nearly always made things from scratch.

In California at least Catsup is considered a veggie for school lunch programs. A Hamburger with catsup and bun with a Capri Sun "juice" box would have all 4 food groups and be considered a healthy meal.