From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-387710-787432
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- A growing number of U.S. shoppers are opting to
buy foods containing pure sugar instead of corn syrup, statistics
indicate.
The move away form high fructose corn syrup is so prevalent the Corn
Refiners Association has organized a campaign on the Web site,
www.sweetsurprise.com, to stand up for the syrup, the Los Angeles
Times reported Saturday.
"We have been very concerned about the misunderstanding of our product
in the marketplace and want to provide the facts so that consumers can
make their choices based on science rather than urban myth," the
association's president Audrae Erickson said.
Health professionals have said high fructose corn syrup with may be
contributing to obesity across the country. Others say because natural
sugar has the same amount of calories, neither sweetener is to blame.
"Our message is that people should cut down on both," Center for
Science in the Public Interest Director Michael Jacobson said.