by benny on December 19th, 2007

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If high fructose corn syrup is making everyone gain weight, why don't they go back to putting cane sugar in food and drinks?

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by LorienElizabeth on August 26th, 2008
Because it's cheap.

Plain and simple.

Welcome to a capitalist society, where the almighty Dollar rules all.

I am pleased to say though, that there are some companies who are heeding the dire warnings of how harmful HFCS is for your health, and are making the switch back to sugar.
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on December 19th, 2007
$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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by U..P.. on December 19th, 2007
Basically, it's always easier using the fake and unhealthy stuff instead of the natural and healthier alternatives. That's why organic products cost so much; it's harder to keep everything natural.

As long as it's cheap and doesn't kill anybody, artificial things like high fructose corn syrup will still be around.
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- sugar is more REAL than corn syrup???
  get real... they are both processed, sterilized, boiled, and reprocessed..no difference
  
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- I'm sure that's true in some cases. It really depends on the individual product though...
  
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  by U..P.. on August 26th, 2008
- "the individual product"??? "some cases"???
  im a biochemist. ive seen the sugarmaking process of most varieties of sugar.i grew up near a town called sugarland, texas.
  cane, corn, beet, fruit. its all the same.glucose, sucrose, fructose.
  boil the product...filter...boil again...repeat... until pure.
  usuually a process of 5 or 6 boiling distillations.
  do you think they make corn syrup, fructose, by the individual bottle, one elf at a time???.
  
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  by dr james on August 26th, 2008
- even the so called brown sugars have beenn boiled and processed 3 or 4 times. even "raw" crystals have been boiled 1 or 2 times..get real... even molasses...its a byproduct of the boiling and has been boiled and processed 2 or 3 times...jimineys
  
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- Thank you for the information. I'll keep it in mind.
  
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by debsmooth on December 19th, 2007
* HFCS is somewhat cheaper due to the relative abundance of corn and the relative lack of sugar beets, as well as farm subsidies and sugar import tariffs in the United States.

* HFCS is easier to blend and transport because it is a liquid.

* HFCS usage leads to products with much longer shelf life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup#Sweetener_consumption_patterns
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- yes but dried sugar has a longer shelf life than corn syrup..it all equals out to no difference except price
  
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