I don't see the copious use of corn syrup in our food supply but even if it was being used a great deal, what do you have against it? High fructose corn syrup has replaced sucrose over the past 30 years on a nearly one for one basis. Where there was once (or would be) sucrose there is now HFCS. HFCS is made up of the same two molecules as sucrose in almost identical proportions.
That hidden sugar and calories could blow just about any good diet
Nothing is hidden. The ingredients and nutritional information is printed clearly on the label. If you want to eliminate carbs from your diet, you should simply read the label.
First of all, there are all sorts of things "hidden" in foods, such as the amount of MSG, etc in the foods. Food companies are allowed to simply put labels such as "natural spices" to hide the truth about the amount of sugar, MSG and other additives lurking in the food. You also can't "read labels" at fast food restaurants.
So, don't tell me that "nothing's hidden" when it comes to food labeling.
Then you aren't reading the labels as well as you're telling me to do. What do you think is the real reason for the rise in obesity?! HFCS. It's not natural and it's not the same as sucrose. It's actually a combination of sucrose and fructose, not normally found in nature. That's only part of the reason why people shouldn't eat anything w/ HFCS in it.