In reaction to the increasingly negative perception of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), food marketers are beginning to advertise their products as without such. The corn refiners are fighting back, saying their products are as safe as sugar. I’m glad the AdAge article point out the following:
“I don’t know whether it’s laughable or tragic that the corn refiners association is likening its product to sugar,” Rory Freedman, co-author of “Skinny Bitch,” wrote in an e-mail. “Neither HFCS or refined sugar is good for us. Our bodies simply do not like foods that have been highly processed, especially those which cause spikes in our blood-sugar levels.”
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