I want to warn my friends..

[Les C]

Isn't high-fructose corn syrup one of the corn products, like ethanol from corn, that corn lobbyists spend a lot of money getting congressmen to promote and legislate for business protections? When there is that much influence by industry in our gov't via lobbying and campaign funding, I think it's absolutely foolish to say "don't legislate what I can or cannot eat". They are already legislating for the benefit of corporate profits and not us, the consumers. If you think that the food industry cares more about your health than corporate profits, then what can I say, you're fooling yourself. No, they really don't care if their customers are getting sick or dying. They just care that it can't be traced back to them. That's why they lobby for legislation that will protect them from what they like to brand "frivolous" lawsuits and will allow them to not fully divulge what they are actually putting in "food". If and when this happens, you will not be able to make a good choice about what you consume, even if you want to.

[Gee, when you can't break it up into paragraphs, it comes off as a rant, doesn't it!]

Edited by - Les C on 06/08/2007 11:09:49