Meryl Horn

Sugar is not looking great.

You know, so far, lots of the studies we've been talking about are just using basic table sugar.

But there are these claims that some sugars are better for you than that or worse for you than that.

And so this opens up a whole can of gummy worms.

That's what we'll look into next.

Oh, did you bring gummy worms to this discussion?

Check your mail.

No.

Look under your seat.

So next up, we're going to tell you whether high fructose corn syrup really is the big bad wolf, whether honey or maple syrup is the way to go.

And the answers might surprise you.

That's after the break.

Welcome back.

Today is Sugar Day at Science Versus.

With me is Rose Rimler.

Hi, Meryl.

Next up, we're going to talk about the favorite punching bag in the sugar world, high fructose corn syrup, and the idea that it is way worse for us than other sugar.

So this was in the news recently when President Trump praised Coca-Cola for using cane sugar in some of their sodas in the U.S.,

And the company confirmed that they're going to do that soon.

So, of course, all the talking heads weighed in on high fructose corn syrup.