You want to fight obesity, try banning HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)

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50. yes it is, thank you

i did a little analysis on regular 20 oz Mountain Dew with HFCS and the same size bottle of Mountain Dew Throwback made with sugar.

the HFCS version:
Carbonated Water, HFCS, concentrated orange juice, citric acid, natural flavor, sodium benzoate, caffeine, sodium citrate, erythorbic acid, gum arabic, calcium disodium EDTA, brominated vegetable oil, yellow 5
290 calories
77g total carbs
77g sugars

the Throwback version:
Carbonated Water, sugar, orange juice concentrate, citric acid, natural flavor, sodium benzoate, caffeine, sodium citrate, gum arabic, erythorbic acid, calcium disodium EDTA, brominated vegetable oil, yellow 5
280 colories
73g total carbs
73g sugars

the only difference in the ingredients lists was the HFCS and Sugar. the other ingredients were the same, except two had the order reversed.

more calories and more carbs/sugars in the HFCS version than the throwback. and the throwback sure tastes better.

i need to either stop drinking pop entirely, or at least drink the real sugar ones ... they don't make me want more sugar as do the HFCS ones.