One of the biggest problems with the HFCS being worse than other sugars argument is the hearsay about when they started adding it to foods in the early 80's and the correlation to increases in obesity. Our country (Canada) and others with the same problems didn't use HFCS but started to add other sweeteners and filling agents. It was the addition of the sheer amount of products in stores, and all of which are sugar/carb filled boxes of different tastes. Our eating habits changed in a a huge way and sugar did cause a lot of the problems, but it is sugar (or carbohydrate) additives in general, including soda and "juice" consumption that are the real issues.