Toxic Mercury Found in Most US Corn Syrup

Candy, snacks, sodas and more - high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can be found in many mainstream products lining the shelves of grocery stores everywhere. Two recent reports, one in the current issue of Environmental...

Poor Priced Out of Healthy Diet

Fruits, Vegetables May Break a Low-Income Family's Budget We tend to blame the obesity epidemic in the United States on people making the wrong lifestyle choices -- for example, eating a Big Mac instead of carrot...

Fox asks Congress to end soft drink tax

"AP - Mexican President Vicente Fox has asked Congress to eliminate a 20 percent tax on corn syrup sweetened soft drinks to abide with a World Trade Organization ruling."

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