[CDHart]

I believe this to be true. If you read labels, it's in a lot more than just soft drinks. I've gotten to where I don't buy anything that has high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated oils in it. Tends to limit your selections, and you end up making a lot of things from scratch.

Carolyn

[B Knotts]

Thank the federal government for the sugar price supports that have made it uneconomical to use real sugar.

[CajunConservative]

High fructose corn syrup is evil. I avoid it like the plague. It's in nearly every thing that is processed. I have lost over 100 pounds basically by eliminating hfcs and partially hydrogenated oils. I also use portion control but it's easier because the cravings that hfcs triggers in me is no longer a problem.

[Cecily]

I'm with you. I started doing the same awhile back. Sometimes I leave the grocery store having never been down 95% of the middle aisles (where all the processed, boxed and canned food is, along with the various bottled juices and other drinks).

[zerosix]

Yes, yes, Carolyn. I have been reading much in low carb cook books and also in diabetic cook books which warn anything ending in "...ose" is a SUGAR and hydrogenated oils (trans-fatty acids) are serious health no-nos for everyone.