Sugar is sugar?
Sugar is sugar. That is what they are saying on television, so it must be true. "Corn sugar or cane sugar? It's the same thing because sugar is sugar." Corn sugar is the new name for high fructose corn syrup. Well uh, not really. High fructose corn syrup is actually a highly refined clear liquid derived from corn starch, which is definitely NOT sugar. Today, food companies use HFCS (a mixture of fructose and glucose) because it’s inexpensive, easy to transport and keeps foods moist. And because HFCS is so sweet, it’s cost effective for companies to use small quantities of it in place of other more expensive sweeteners or flavorings. So now that the word is out about HFCS they ( the corn farmers ) (Heinz) are "re-branding" it. Since the general public is, in a word, stoopid, no doubt their campaign will work. And we will continue in our quest to be the fattest nation with the highest and youngest number of people with diabetes. That's a sweet thought. ...