High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is poisoning the population, yet it is almost impossible to find food without it. It is even in many foods people don't suspect, such as ketchup, jelly, peanut butter, applesauce, and breads. Even supposedly "healthy" foods, like Kellogg's Smart Start cereal, have HFCS. Since the dangers of HFCS are well known, yet people seem reluctant to boycott foods with HFCS, how can we get food manufacturers to step up and stop using it?
Answer:
The above poster's argument of "stop buying their products" is flawed because it does not take into account the fact that HFCS is in almost everything we consume as a sugar substitute. I'm in Costa Rica right now doing a study abroad program and have to say that I've lost a pretty good amount despite not increasing exercise or dramatically changing my diet. The only difference that I see is that everything here uses sugar rather than HFCS.
If you want to get food manufacturers to stop using HFCS do not just write them, write your representatives and senators. The only reason it exists in the quantities that we see is because corn is heavily subsidized by the government. If the corn subsidies are adjusted to not include HFCS or if sugar's subsidy is expanded, then the use of HFCS would rationally decline.
stop buying their product .. supply and demand theory
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