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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!(Oct. 27) -- For years, nutritionists and industry officials alike have considered the merits of high-fructose corn syrup with one key fact in mind: At a chemical level, it has nearly equal levels of fructose and glucose. As it turns out, that may not be true after all. A new study published in the journal Obesity measured the amounts of different types of sugars in 23 kinds of drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup. And they found that several brands contained corn syrup made up of 65 percent fructose, not 55 percent, which has been the commonly cited statistic until now. The ...
After my most recent rant -- I mean post -- on cheap food, I received a very nice response from Audrae Erickson, the president of the Corn Refiners Association, seeking to clear up any confusion about government subsidies and corn, and to allay any concerns about the sweet nature of corn sweetener. Ms. Erickson posted a short reply in the comments section of my original post, and then followed up with a more detailed reply in an e-mail. Her message reminded me that there are always (at least) two sides to a story. For instance, among the points she made is this one: "Manufacturers of corn ...
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