“‘If it were cast in a Hollywood movie today, high-fructose corn syrup might well be starring as a suspect set free for lack of evidence,’ writes Jack Cox in this morning’s Denver Post. Indeed, the evidence points to high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS for short) playing no unique role in promoting obesity. Even noted nutrition nanny Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest tells the Post: ‘The issue isn’t sugar, it’s calories.’ Jacobson’s quote dovetails nicely with what food scaremonger Walter Willett told The New York Times earlier this month: ‘There’s no substantial evidence to support the idea that high-fructose corn syrup is somehow responsible for obesity … If there was no high-fructose corn syrup, I don’t think we would see a change in anything important.’” (07/31/06)