No because things shouldn’t be banned unless they cause unavoidable harm.
this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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Yea, but I’m fructose intolerant and in it’s in nearly everything so I’m biased
Yes, my brother's allergic and I don't want him to have to worry about it anymore.
I have a cousin who's allergic to peanuts, let's ban those, too. Oh, and a family member who's allergic to milk (lactose intolerance). So, let's get rid of milk.
Oh, and actually another cousin is anorexic, so can we just get rid of all food? I have a great feeling about this!
Peanuts and dairy are usually possible to spot without checking the ingredients list, and they serve a distinct culinary purpose. They have valid reasons to exist, and are fairly simple, if a little annoying, to avoid.
HFCS does not serve a distinct culinary purpose (it's pretty much just sugar but it benefits from corn subsidies), and is impossible to identify without careful scrutiny because it's included in all sorts of foods that it has no business being in. The (purely financial) benefit it provides is far outweighed by its harm to public health.
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I wouldn't ban HFCS, I would just remove added sugar and HFCS from grocery items that don't need sweeteners or cconventionally never had sweeteners in them (it adds a lot of unnecessary calories, makes it harder for diabetics to shop, and usually tastes worse than unsweetened versions).
For example, I found pita bread with sweeteners in it (why? And yuck). Or most jarred tomato based pasta sauces (they typically make the sauce taste too sweet).
This seems to be a mainly American problem, though.
Why? It’s just sugar packaged differently and a harmless substance.
Yes. It forms holes in your intestinal walls
Sure, why not. Gotta ban something.
maybe not a complete ban but definitely more restrictions on all sugars in general. obesity issue in the U.S. is not just due to HFCS, there are many reasons for it such as the car centric design, lack of availability of healthy food for the poor, abundance of cheap fast food etc.
Interesting read on obesity, and why sugar might not be the culprit we think it is.
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