General Discussion

documents how high fructose corn syrup replaced sugar in products and why. It was driven especially by big agribusiness who wanted to boost their corn being used (and likewise being the main ingredient to fatten up cattle). There are some serious environmental issues with this cycle as well as high fructose corn syrup in its concentrations possibly leading to higher obesity. So in terms of this, yes it is important-- although remember we still consume way too much sugar and similar sweeteners in our diet. And thanks to pushes from big agribusiness and the predominance of high fructose corn syrup, sugar is no longer grown/farmed in the United States (Hawaii stopped in 2019. That was the last time U.S. grew sugar). So this leads to sugar being an import and thus tariffs. Meanwhile, we have a farming industry that uses immigrant/migrant labor that also would be impacted in different ways. So economically, it's not beneficial at this time. Also, how much will the pure cane sugar coke cost? And would certain other ingredients be revisited? I doubt that, and then as high fructose corn syrup is considered to be "ultra sweetened" how many grams of the pure cane sugar would be in the can/bottle of coke? I suspect more than the grams of sugar currently in Mexican coke. Call it a hunch.

Anyway, this is just a distraction, likely borrowed to also hide the preposterous things as laying off important food safety regulations, personnel, etc., so hopefully the Coca Cola industry will make sure these cans/bottles are "safe"-- as we would have to rely on the company's good intentions.

So I'm not impressed with this move. It's NOT part of a big picture where we become healthier. Michelle Obama is still a better spokesperson than RFK Jr. that's for sure.