Blogcast: Is high-fructose corn syrup the fentanyl of sugar?

This week's blog post started with a beach argument that turned into a deep dive on why HFCS might actually be worse than regular sugar. I was trying to convince my relative—who won an Emmy for breaking the opioid story on 60 Minutes—that my "fentanyl of sugar" comparison wasn't crazy. Here's what I learned: Regular sugar makes your body work to break it down, but HFCS is like free glucose and fructose hitting your liver at full speed. No speed bumps, no processing time. Just pure impact. We dig into the Princeton rat study showing 48% more weight gain with HFCS, why your liver turns excess fructose into fat, and how industry-funded studies might be skewing the research. Plus, why Coca-Cola's decision to ditch HFCS for cane sugar might be bigger news than we think. The best part? Even a journalist who exposed Big Pharma agreed that questioning industry-funded research is worth doing. Sometimes validation comes from the people who know corruption best. A narrated essay from The Pressures of Privilege. Subscribe for more essays and reflections: https://dianaoehrli.com/subscribe