Anarchogeek

I noticed that my recent blog post attracted an interesting comment

Maggie Dawn 12.07.07 / 22PM

HFCS is the topic of many debates recently but in actuality it is no more bad for you than actual table sugar is. The thing to remember when consuming foods containing HFCS and all sugars is to eat them in moderation. But do not place the blame solely on HFCS.

I thought it was odd for two reasons, first she uses a pretty generic yahoo email address. Now i like yahoo, they pay my bills, there are lots of cool interesting people at yahoo. But that said, it’s pretty rare a user of a yahoo email address reads my blog. I get two kinds of readers, geeks and activists. Maggie doesn’t come across as being either. The second thing which really struck me is i never used the acronym HFCS in my post. The email provided, abbyg1432 at yahoo.com also is not mentioned anywhere on the web. Perhaps it’s made up?

The comment didn’t link back to a site, but it still struck me as odd. So i started searching around and i found this comment on another blog post about high fructose corn syrup.

You’ve provided lots of good information and great links for further research. It’s important to remember that we must be aware of the foods we are eating and what ingredients they contain. It’s not necessary to completely cut out HFCS or other sugars that studies have shown are just as bad for us. But consume them in moderation. Eating too much is where the problems begin.
Melissa Bean | 12.07.07 – 2:27 pm

Don’t those two comments seem like they come from the same talking points? Perhaps from some social media pr company contracted by the corn industry to try and head off a wave of bloggers realizing their products are crap, killing people and the planet, and then banning them? Notice how they don’t advocate for HFCS, but rather try and make it seem like a dietary choice similar to sugar? Very slick.

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