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Sugar Politics: In Focus? Out of Focus?
Once the sugar industry came into power, all nutritional hell broke loose.
The sugar industry has powered its way through Washington as one of the most imposing lobbies, ever since the 1980s.
You may have read recently that sugar is under attack, specifically the industry’s substantial federal subsidies.
At first that might seem like good news, but the primary leader of the attacks is none other than the Corn Refiners Association.
These days, everyone knows sugar’s bad stuff. It’s old news. As covered in a previous post, the original studies on the evils of sugar date back to the 1970s. That was before the sugar lobby gained its stronghold.
Once the sugar industry came into power, all nutritional hell broke loose. First, fat became Dietary Enemy #1, and sadly, the fitness industry was all over that viewpoint. Next, US obesity became epidemic. Unfortunately, that remains.
It took a couple of decades for the nutrition pendulum to swing back to sugar. It was about time.
But the worst news about the attack on sugar industry subsidies might have to do with what’s coming as a result. Logic tells us that, if the sugar industry loses its subsidies, sugar prices will skyrocket. In a…
