When many Americans hear the words "high-fructose corn syrup," they immediately think of the sweet substance in sodas and packaged foods that has been...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.23.2012
After Earth Day on Sunday, you probably heard a lot of reasons why you should be worried about climate change. Well, here's another: It's probably goi...
AP | By ANDREW DALTON | Posted 12.23.2011
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to stop the corn industry's use of the term "corn sugar" for high fructose corn syrup ...
Organic Authority.com | Posted 12.01.2011
Despite urgings from the FDA to the corn industry to discontinue using the term "corn sugar" in place of "high fructose corn syrup," at least two corn industry websites are still using the term.
KitchenDaily | Posted 08.13.2011
Sugar can cause nasty ailments like weight gain and type 2 diabetes, so we do our best to avoid overdosing on it....
The New York Times | Posted 06.18.2011
On May 26, 2009, Robert Lustig gave a lecture called "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," which was posted on YouTube the following July. Since then, it has bee...
AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar. The Corn Refiners Association applied ...
Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.17.2011
In 1984, a bomb went off in the food industry that forever changed the course of consumption: Coca Cola and Pepsi stopped using sugar in soft drinks, replacing it with high fructose corn syrup.
Reuters | Posted 11.17.2011
Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all s...
AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fans of natural foods have tried for years to push the ubiquitous sweetener high fructose corn syrup off Americans' dinner tab...
Dana Kennedy | Posted 11.17.2011
The Ancient Secret to Kicking the Candy Habit - or Da Candy Code for short - reveals the most powerful law in the universe.
The Daily Princetonian | Posted 05.25.2011
Psychology professor Bart Hoebel's research group found that rats with access to high fructose corn syrup experienced a greater increase in body weigh...
Hemi Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011
To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.
HuffPost Investigative Fund | Posted 05.25.2011
By Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund and Joseph Eaton, Staff Writer, Center for Public Integrity Washington lobbyists have been en...
Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011
In China, heads might roll over a scandal like this one, at least if the country received global attention for its allowing corrupt health officials' greasy palms come before, um, public health.
Team Coco | Posted 04.26.2012