So many products now have High Frucotse Corn syrup in them. In lab animals fed the same calories of sugar vs the high fructose corn syrup the ones with the corn syrup gain weight, and even become obese, while the sugar fed ones do not gain as much with the same amount of calories. The HFCS( high fructose corn syrup) came out in the 70's. It is in almost everything now, even bread! It is cheaper to manufacture, sweeter than sugar, but really not good for you at all. Some say this is one cause of the obesity epidemic we have now in the states and the timeline when it started was in the last 70's when HFCS came into existence. Something about the way our bodies use the HFCS vs sugar. Next time you are at the grocery store just check out the ingredient labels. You can also google HFCS and get some info about it. People are becoming more educated about it and some companies are listening and starting to use real sugar again.