So why do companies still use High Fructose Corn Syrup? For one thing, it is inexpensive—HFCS is cheaper to use than cane sugar. For another reason, HFCS is somewhat addictive.<ref>"Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic." EurekAlert! Canadian Association for Neuroscience, 22 May 2013. Web. 15 Dec. 2015. <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cafn-atu051613.php>.</ref> The evidence continues to pile up, and so do the protests against this substance. In some countries, it is illegal to sell products containing it. In Mexico, for example, soda is made with pure cane sugar. (This is also why some say that foreign Coke® tastes better than domestically purchased Coke®.) | So why do companies still use High Fructose Corn Syrup? For one thing, it is inexpensive—HFCS is cheaper to use than cane sugar. For another reason, HFCS is somewhat addictive.<ref>"Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic." EurekAlert! Canadian Association for Neuroscience, 22 May 2013. Web. 15 Dec. 2015. <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cafn-atu051613.php>.</ref> The evidence continues to pile up, and so do the protests against this substance. In some countries, it is illegal to sell products containing it. In Mexico, for example, soda is made with pure cane sugar. (This is also why some say that foreign Coke® tastes better than domestically purchased Coke®.) |