The pushback is a ploy by the corn producers, like you see ones for milk, eggs, beef and just about anything else that has ever been deemed "bad" at one point.
At the moment, corn is theoretically in a shortage, because of the testing of alternate fuels. However, it's generally not the farmer getting the high prices, it's the stock market speculators trying to make money and companies trying to divert corn from food production into fuel production.
My big concern about corn is not only the "hidden sugar" aspect, but also that many people's health problems may actually be due to corn allergies.
Just like many people can be stung by a bee more than once until the time they do have a reaction, people are unknowingly putting corn into their body. It's possible they're overwhelming their system with it until the body rebels, but because corn syrup is so often hidden, it's difficult to make the connection.
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Date: 2008-09-21 11:01 pm (UTC)At the moment, corn is theoretically in a shortage, because of the testing of alternate fuels. However, it's generally not the farmer getting the high prices, it's the stock market speculators trying to make money and companies trying to divert corn from food production into fuel production.
My big concern about corn is not only the "hidden sugar" aspect, but also that many people's health problems may actually be due to corn allergies.
Just like many people can be stung by a bee more than once until the time they do have a reaction, people are unknowingly putting corn into their body. It's possible they're overwhelming their system with it until the body rebels, but because corn syrup is so often hidden, it's difficult to make the connection.