By Sara Novak, Planet Green
By now, you've more than likely seen one of the ads put out by the Corn Refiners Association. The ads tell the story of a "natural" sweetener made from corn. They go on to insinuate that high fructose corn syrup has been unfairly portrayed and that this truly American ingredient is fine in moderation.
Lloyd wrote about this massive $30 million ad campaign last year. The campaign claims that high fructose corn syrup has the "same natural sweeteners as table sugar and honey." Since then, the association has released a number of ads with the same message.
But when push comes to shove, what are the facts about high fructose corn syrup? How is it made? Is it healthy in moderation to the body and the planet? Here are the facts, so that the next time you're asked, you can confidently dispel any high fructose corn syrup rumors.
1. The process of making high fructose corn syrup is pretty weird
2. High fructose corn syrup does weird stuff to your body
3. There might be mercury in your corn syrup
4. The environmental impact of high fructose corn syrup is huge
Our advice: Skip the high fructose corn syrup
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