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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Why do so many foods include high fructose corn syrup?

The mechanism is the incredibly high tariff on sugar produced in other countries. The U.S. government would rather force manufacturers to use inferior and hazardous high fructose corn syrup, which can be created from corn – a crop grown in the U.S. – than allow them to use more natural sugar from places that seem rather obvious.

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Why do so many foods include high fructose corn syrup?

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