The United States, possibly without realizing it, is a nation saturated in corn. The animals we eat are fed a diet of corn, even if it is not good for them. The natural diet of beef cattle, for instance, is grass, but they are fed the cheaper corn, which disrupts their digestive systems making it necessary to give them antibiotics to stave off illness and infection. 10 billion bushels of corn are devoted to feeding livestock annually; companies like A.D.M., Cargill and ConAgra have figured ingenious new ways to dispose of the leftovers - and there are a lot of leftovers - turning it into everything from ethanol, Vitamin C, biodegradable plastics and high-fructose corn syrup.
(Hence my reason for suggesting Ester C as the best source of Vitamin C! This is not made from cattle dung!)

The most beautiful words in the English language are not “I love you,” but “It's benign” - Woody Allen

High-fructose corn syrup has done wonders for keeping corn in business. Soft drink and snack manufacturers have largely abandoned sugar for corn syrup, and nearly 10 percent of Americans' calories come directly from corn sweeteners. Along with the corn-based animal protein and corn products such as breads and chips that we consume, we are saturated in corn.
This great corn excess is doing excessive harm to our bodies and our environment. It is probably not by chance that the surge in obesity and Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. coincides with the surge in use of corn sweeteners in soft drinks and snacks, corn sweeteners whose relative bargain price enabled manufactures and retailers to create ever-larger portion sizes.
What's more, it also appears that high-fructose corn syrup is metabolized differently than other sugars, making it potentially more harmful.
A recent study found that fructose elevates triglyceride levels in men shortly after eating, potentially leading to increased risk of obesity and heart disease. Less is known about the effects of eating so much corn-fed meat, though in the case of cattle, researchers have found that corn-fed beef is higher in saturated fats than grass-fed beef.
New York Times
July 19, 2002

Important Note
To remind you, fructose is turned to fat, raises triglyceride levels and increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity - amongst others. It makes sense to avoid this potentially hazardous man-made and highly refined sugar! Industry has a way of taking something unhealthy and turning it into (a) something which is perceived as being healthy (usually through clever marketing) and (b) making a lot of money out of uninformed people. Make sure you know what you are sweetening your food with. Either cut the sugar out altogether, use xylitol or use Stevia powder (never pills). If you have normal blood sugar levels, and are relatively healthy - honey in its purest form is also fine.   Purity = not heated, irradiated, diluted, spun, or tampered with in any way, but straight out of the hive, and it must be organic too - where bees collect pollen from untainted sources.