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Discover the truth about high fructose corn syrup, calories, and the myths that surround them. Read the labels carefully!

Written byRazib Khan
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This comment is funny:

Just because it is lower in calories doesn't mean that it doesn't have poison in it (toxins such as high fructose corn syrup). Read the labels people.

First, watch this video attempting to dispel the myths about high fructose corn syrup: Now check out this spoof:

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