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  I cannot believe you did an entire article on sugary foods, sodas and the effect on obesity in the US over the past 2 decades without once mentioning high fructose corn syrup.

  Beginning the same year that the widespread use of HFCS began on the major markets, obesity rates began to climb along with juvenile and adult onset diabetes. I am just mind-boggled that you never mention this in your article. There is a lot of political pressure from growers and HFCS manufacturers to try to keep this information out of major media- but there is no way it can be avoided at this point.

  We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup.

  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL

  And worse now a new study linking mercury with HFCS.

  Mercury in high-fructose corn syrup

  http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2009/01/mercury-in-highfructose-corn-syrup-what-it-means-for-you.html

  We recently reported on two new studies that investigated potential mercury contamination in high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener commonly used in ready-to-eat foods. We’ve been working with our senior scientists to figure out what these findings mean for consumers.

   

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