How Bad is Fructose?

Read "Tax Soda, Subsidize Vegetables" and answer the following questions:

1. List two perceived benefits and two perceived drawbacks to the author's plan to tax soda and subsidize vegetables.

2. Choose one of the items on your list above and state whether you agree or disagree. Then write a well-reasoned paragraph in support of your position.  Be sure to cite specific examples from this article and/or another credible source.

Read "Sweet Problem," the "Scicurious" blog and the "Sweet Surprise" (the website of the Corn Refiners Association).

3. Discuss and any discrepancies you note between these three sources.  Why do you feel these discrepancies occur?  Is there one source you feel is more credible?  Why? Is there one you feel is less credible?  Why?    

Read/watch the remaining articles, video, and graphs in the How Bad Is Fructose Materials folder. 

4. State whether you believe that the consumption of high fructose corn syrup is either a major or a minor contributor to obesity. Support your position by citing evidence from the class resources or from a reliable outside source.

5. Do you think measures such as banning soda in sizes larger than 16oz will help reduce the incidence of obesity? Support your position by citing evidence from the class resources or from a reliable outside source.