As the title says, why has (especially the United States) created an artificial sweetener that is worse for you than the naturally provided sweetener (sugar cane) that is quite abundant and also grows out of the ground? Almost every nation on the planet besides the US utilizes sugar cane in their food items and this gives them a distinct taste in comparison, why does corn syrup exist? Was it ever needed?
EDIT: I’m delighted to know that I’ve been going at this all wrong, and I’m happy to be educated more on the differences in sugars, the reasons as to why corn is utilized in the US, and general common sense that I didn’t pick up on, so thanks for that.
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Sugar cane or sugar beet is the standard source for sugar sucrose in food, corn syrup produces a different type of sugar fructose. Consuming excessive amounts of fructose, especially from the corn syrup used in the production of soft drinks can reduce the amount of potassium in the human body resulting in hypokalemia, which can result in a heart attack. https://youtu.be/wCKggwYEp9Y
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