Too much corn is bad for you.
The Decadent West is a sharply written, interesting web log. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you check it out. (*)
Decadent West is currently offering a condensed explanation of America’s obesity problem. Fatness now outweighs lung cancer as the leading cause of death. Americans are eating too much corn, says DW, especially in the form of corn syrup. (†)
Corn does have a lot of sugary calories. Eat prudently.
Update: 24 March 2004. The Corn Refiners Association says that high fructose corn syrup “is not the cause of obesity.” (‡)