re HFCS:
Nobody seems to know for sure.
My bet is:
It remains a liquid and doesn’t crystalize like other sugars, so they can throw more of it into a food product to make it “taste better” (make us fat).
Maybe it’s some clandestine deal with Big Farmah to create obese patients and sell more pharmaceutical miracles.
After what we’ve seen here, wouldn’t surprise me a bit.
Or maybe it's just because it's cheap and addictive and therefore more profitable. If the pharma industry can keep people alive longer with chemicals, so much the better. More profits for everyone.
Are we cynical enough yet? I don't think so.