wrapped in a nutrient-dense package—unlike
the fructose you’ll find in a soft drink or
breakfast pastry.
TALKING SWEET
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
is the most common sweetener in
processed foods and beverages, in
large part because of how cheap it
is to produce. You probably
expect us to say that HFCS is the
devil—but we don’t think HFCS
is any worse than any other form
of added sweetener. Why?
Because they all make you less
healthy! Doesn’t matter if it
comes from corn, beets, cane, or a
tree—from a psychological
perspective, sugar is sugar is
sugar. (Of course, not everyone
agrees with this perspective—