High fructose corn syrup… is good for me?! Can it be true?

Have you seen the “Corn Refiners Association” TV commercials? You know, the ones where they try to calm the fears of Americans who are starting to believe that this ubiquitous ingredient may not be so good for your health.

I saw the commercial last night at around 11:45 pm on Lifetime (yes, I was watching re-runs of Will & Grace). Our friends at Chowhound report that they saw these ads on the FOOD Network.

Below is the ad that i saw last night. And it looks like there are 3 more. The end of these “PSAs” suggest that you learn more at SweetSurprise.com where you can find quick facts like:

Research confirms that high fructose corn syrup is safe and no different from other common sweeteners like table sugar and honey. All three sweeteners are nutritionally the same.

Sounds more like Sweet Deception to me.

Here is one of their ads:

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