. . . found in just about all processed foods Could anything be worse than the deadly metabolic poison, table sugar (sucrose)? Yes! It's sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). HFCS is found in almost all processed foods, Americans are eating tons of it, and it's a killer!   HFCS Causes Obesity.  When rats were given solutions of either HFCS or sucrose in water, those given the HFCS gained more weight than those given the sucrose, even though the same number of calories was consumed. Plus, this weight was gained as "belly fat," the worst kind. Bocarsly ME. High-fructose corn syrup causes characteristics of obesity in rats, increased body weight, body fat and triglyceride levels. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 2010;97:101-106. HFCS and Transfats Cause Liver Disease.  Mice fed hydrogenated vegetable oil as 13.5% of total calories and given HFCS in their drinking water became obese and developed glucose intolerance, severe fatty liv…