Episode 380 • • 1:37:25 - 1:43:22
380: Trusted Bedouin Sources
High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar Regulation, and Nature Magazine
A report in Nature magazine suggests that sugar should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco due to its toxicity. The hosts argue this is a PR move by the corn syrup industry to conflate natural sugar with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The proposal for a "sin tax" and age restrictions on soda is viewed as a distraction from the prevalence of HFCS in processed foods.