High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Case Study

I think nutritive sweeteners like sugar should be consumed in moderation, but I believe that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) should be removed from all foods. When I started reading ingredient labels it was astonishing how many foods first or second ingredient was HFCS. I had no idea that food items such as regular jelly, regular ketchup and syrup contained HCFS. Americans consume a whopping 35 pounds of HFCS each year, showing just how prevalent foods with high fructose corn syrup are (Hidden Dangers: Food with High Fructose Corn Syrup, 2012).

I know that many people throw artificial sweeteners into the same boat as HFCS, but I do not have any issues with them. I use the artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose) in my coffee and sweet