Right and it's vital for people to know this. For anyone who wants to know more I recommend starting with http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/2... Mercola is not an original researcher but he does substantiate his views ('Soda should almost be illegal to give to children. I can't think of any reason or justification to continue such a disease-promoting practice') with links to the many peer-reviewed publications.warning against its use. This sorry story of HFCS, obesity and ill-health is gathering momentum. . http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/4/537

Well, it's not as if eating lots of fatty (high calorie density) food doesn't also result in obesity.

I think that implicit in your expression of dissent to what I initially wrote is belief in the fallacy of "good fats".