Research finds that HFCS prompts considerable weight gain

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The pervasiveness of HFCS in products is why the research is so important and why it's a political issue: something that's literally shown to make you fatter than with regular sugar at the same caloric intake. It's a health concern for the population at large and it's being promoted by government funded programs. If the agriculture industry needs to keep its subsidies then the other options aren't as pretty...tax manufacturers who use it (along with preventing those costs from being directly passed on to the customer...good luck with that) or an outright ban (this may not be a bad idea...took care of lead based paint and asbestos insulation).

So...umm...can we stop the corn subsidies so that we can stop being fattened up by sub-par sugar substitutes?

Ska, your idea regarding Cuba is sensible. I hope your government takes up this challenge.

That was Orwell's idea. I like it except that Louisiana has a nice sugarcane industry as well and I wouldn't mind my home state seeing some more money.

Americans consume a lot of sugar, I'm sure we'll buy Louisiana sugarcane as well. Perhaps we can take some of those corn subsidies and send them towards American sugarcane production instead.