Dark Sugar: The Decline and Fall of High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Dark Sugar: The Decline and Fall of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
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Think High-Fructose Corn Syrup is limited to vending machines and candy aisles?
 
Let the Corn Refiners Association tell you themselves it is found in everything from chicken to pickles. If we want to be able to shop without searching for hidden chemicals and processes in our food, we must reprogram both our bodies and our environment by eating naturally-sweetened fruits and vegetables and becoming involved on a larger scale. After all, it's not just about our health, but that of our children and neighbors and the earth.

 

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