How much do corn subsidies contribute to the obesification of America?
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Bert Notorius
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Won't be much corn this year.
sweepthefloor
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I want chips.
You can thank the subsidies for that 99¢ bag of Sun Chips. They're tasty though. Am I right?
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The obesity issue has more to do with America sitting on their fat asses fucking off on the internet than corn subsidies. Busybody and Vetteman must be huge fatso's.
Yeah, that doesn't help either.
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im sorry, what?
Corn subsidies.
No, it's sugar.
I can. I buy Hebrew Coke around Passover (it uses cane sugar), and there is a definite difference.
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Always ben told cane sugar better for you but doesn't your body see it the same doesn't matter if corn are cane sugar
Always ben told cane sugar better for you but doesn't your body see it the same doesn't matter if corn are cane sugar
I think the corn syrup makes you feel hungrier.
Which is better?
bra_man69
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Buy a coke from Mexico that's sugar cane wall mart here has them in a glass bottle
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Ask the aliens
I like the cane sugar, but some people prefer corn syrup because that's what they're used to.
My point is not really whether or not corn is fattening; I'm asking whether or not the corn subsidy has aided the obesity problem. Currently, farmers can sell the corn for less than it costs to grow. Not only does this corn go directly into making snack foods and drinks, it also goes to feed animals. Since the corn is purchased cheaply, those savings are passed on to the farmer raising the animals, which makes meat cheaper, which allows fast food restaurants to churn out hamburgers at very low costs. As we all know, it's the poor that are usually the most obese, for the first time in history. This can be caused by nothing other than lower food costs or an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and the latter would only apply to people who do very little in the way of manual labor.
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I have friends who swear up in down that soda tastes better in Mexico since it's made with cane sugar, but I wouldn't know, because if I'm in Mexico, I am only going to drink tequila.
Also, I don't really like soda, because I am no fun.
Always ben told cane sugar better for you but doesn't your body see it the same doesn't matter if corn are cane sugar
There's still research being done on the differences between metabolization of the two. I believe some of the latest showed HFCS is more likely to result in insulin resistance or pre-diabetic conditions, but I can't remember exactly why.
I guess if it caused an immediate spike in blood sugar and an overproduction of insulin, it would lead to carbohydrate cravings shortly afterwards.
Does ConAgra still air those weird "sugar is sugar!" commercials? The food industry is weird.
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corn is an animal.
Absolutely. Because corn is a grain and the government subsidy allows farmers to grow more than we actually consume, companies are literally seeking ways to use this product. It's a win for the farmers, it's a win for the large companies who save a ton of $$, it's a huge loss to humanity. Our bodies genetically are not suppose to be on a corn diet. It's incredibly sad that vegetables + fruits aren't subsidized.
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