Sugar vs Hight Fructose Corn Syrup

"Some people have claimed that high-fructose corn syrup is no different than other sweeteners when it comes to weight gain and obesity, but our results make it clear that this just isn't true, at least under the conditions of our tests," said psychology professor Bart Hoebel, who specializes in the neuroscience of appetite, weight and sugar addiction. "When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they're becoming obese -- every single one, across the board. Even when rats are fed a high-fat diet, you don't see this; they don't all gain extra weight." ... In the 40 years since the introduction of high-fructose corn syrup as a cost-effective sweetener in the American diet, rates of obesity in the U.S. have skyrocketed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1970, around 15 percent of the U.S. population met the definition for obesity; today, roughly one-third of the American adults are considered obese, the CDC reported. High-fructose corn syrup is found in a wide range of foods and beverages, including fruit juice, soda, cereal, bread, yogurt, ketchup and mayonnaise. On average, Americans consume 60 pounds of the sweetener per person every year.  "Our findings lend support to the theory that the excessive consumption of high-fructose corn syrup found in many beverages may be an important factor in the obesity epidemic," Avena said.  The new research complements previous work led by Hoebel and Avena demonstrating that sucrose can be addictive, having effects on the brain similar to some drugs of abuse.   In the future, the team intends to explore how the animals respond to the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in conjunction with a high-fat diet -- the equivalent of a typical fast-food meal containing a hamburger, fries and soda -- and whether excessive high-fructose corn syrup consumption contributes to the diseases associated with obesity. Another step will be to study how fructose affects brain function in the control of appetite.  The research was supported by the U.S. Public Health Service. Princton

The emphases above is mine. High Fructose Corn Syrup I don't feel the need to define sugar. That should say something right there.

I get free sodas at work. I may as the our HR person to look in to charging for the sodas that have corn syrup in them to make it easier for me to walk past them every day. I may be a paria, but I will be skinnier and able to out run those tubby complainers.

I'm getting tired of being lied to by corporations. For the last couple years I've had a pretty good idea that there was something wrong with HFC because so many huge corporations were telling me it was fine. If what you are doing is hurting people, then stop doing it. Do something else that is not hurting people. Do not hide it. Do not deny it after there is proof. Do not lobby your troubles away with cheap politicians. Fix the problem.

We need a tax on lobbying by non living citizens. If you are a corporation or a foreign national, you should have to pay a tax relative to how much money you are going to make by lobbying for some rule or law change.