Corn Syrup Producers Want Extreme Makeover

In a bid to wipe the slate clean and improve their much-maligned image, high fructose corn syrup makers are changing the sweetener's name to...corn sugar. And the Corn Refiner's Association is sparing no expense to get the word out.

Ridiculous? Yes. It's the same unhealthy stuff, no matter what name you slap on it.

Food producers have been trying to distance themselves from this albatross lately in favor of plain old sugar.  But, according to this guy (among others)...

"...sugar and high fructose corn syrup are nutritionally the same, and there's no evidence that the sweetener is any worse for the body than sugar, said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The bottom line is people should consume less of all sugar."

Wise words. 

- Daily Life Wellness

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