date:Dec 14, 2012
consumption of corn-derived sweeteners sank at a much faster rate20%than did refined sugar, which dropped 3%.
Indeed, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Agriculture Department, sugar refined from beets and sugar cane is winning back some of the beverage market it lost in the 1980s when Coke and Pepsi embraced high fructose corn syrup for its lower cost. Refined sugar represents at least 6% of the caloric sweetener in U.S. beverages compared to 3.7% in 2005.
Even though doctors and de