tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049713508865658990.post9217479797660319537..comments2023-10-24T01:24:17.245-07:00Comments on Path to Petite: Resisting temptationNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104693042948517678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049713508865658990.post-11264101538377879142013-02-03T00:01:41.175-08:002013-02-03T00:01:41.175-08:00We grow a lot of sugar cane here, in Queensland, s...We grow a lot of sugar cane here, in Queensland, so I guess that is why it's cheap. Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104693042948517678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049713508865658990.post-66316779053437007782013-02-02T18:40:46.491-08:002013-02-02T18:40:46.491-08:00The reason HFCS is so pervasive in the US is becau...The reason HFCS is so pervasive in the US is because we have import quotas on sugar to protect domestic sugar producers, which means Americans pay roughly twice to three times what people in other countries pay for sugar. Combine that with massive federal subsidies for corn that result in an annual glut of the stuff, then the idea to chemically convert all the starch in the corn to a sickly sweet syrup becomes a logical jump. It's just another unintended consequence of our pork barrel politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com