Comments on: Weekend Bonus: King Corn

By: Walter B

Walter B — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:33:56 +0000

_King Corn_ is available on free Hulu at

Worth a look, but I already knew all the information.

By: freak

freak — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:04:44 +0000

“Mountains of cheap, government-subsidized corn are the reason corn syrup replaced sugar as a sweetener”

The government also subsidizes the sugar industry, by guaranteeing producers a minimum price, thus causing sugar to be priced artificially high. That is the other main reason for the switch to hfcs.

By: kat

kat — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:27:02 +0000

just watched King Corn tonight. one on the “must watch” list along with Food Inc, the Future of Food, and of course, Fat Head!

thanks :0)

By: Rabbi Hirsch Meisels

Rabbi Hirsch Meisels — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:40:50 +0000

Do you possibly have an idea when a product lists “corn syrup” if that’s the HFCS? or is it something else?

Rabbi Hirsch Meisels
Jewish Friends With Diabetes International
http://www.FriendsWithDiabetes.org

“Corn syrup” on the label can mean corn syrup solids, which are often a powder — the liquid is removed in processing. HFCS is a liquid. The solids are less fructose, more dextrose. Either way, they’re both highly-processed sugars that aren’t natural to the human diet. I’d avoid both.

This link describes how both are made. It isn’t pretty.

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Corn-Syrup.html

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:32:01 +0000

Saw this movie a while back and it made me slightly depressed for the rest of the week…especially since I live about two blocks from a grain elevator in the middle of rural NE…and half of my friends are farmers and are basically making a living off of my tax dollars…awesome. And yet, THEIR children qualify for free school lunches?! Not cool.

If this nonsense keeps up, the federal government could end up running trillion-dollar deficits … oh, wait …

By: JaneM

JaneM — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:19:57 +0000

Just watched your movie last night – finally got it from Amazon.com after waiting about 3 weeks. Terrific! I’m going to pass it along to friends and family. I got King Corn a while ago from Blockbuster online. It was really, really interesting. It makes you think more about term limits, as our politicians are too deeply ingrained into the system to have the strength to do the right thing. That’s the real problem – no one wants to do the right thing anymore. Everyone only wants to make money.

“Ingrained” is the right word, pun and all. I appreciate the support for the film.

By: Ayana

Ayana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:46:52 +0000

Okay now this documentary is the next one on my list. The teaser you posted sold me. I bought yours I liked it so much. I will rent this one and decide if I want to keep it. Thanks.

Always pleased to hear that a rental led to a sale. I appreciate the support for the film.

By: Matt R.

Matt R. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:21:05 +0000

I saw this move a while ago and enjoyed it. “King Corn” only cemented my belief that behind every problem, there’s a political cause.

To err is human, but to really screw things up, you need the government.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:19 +0000

I understand that our politicians are buying votes in the farm states – but why do the government subsidies have to be for CORN? Why can’t they subsidize veggies that are actually goof for us?

That’s a darned good question. I’m against all the subsidies. The amount produced and price of a commodity should be determined by supply and demand, not governments.

By: Gita

Gita — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:08:55 +0000

I just watched the film. Not nearly as entertaining and watchable as yours, but it does have some good information. I had no idea of the magnitude of the issue. Really, it just makes me sad….

It’s frustrating when you think about it; all those subsidies because politicians want to buy votes in the farm states. I knew a guy in college who grew up on a farm; he told me his parents refused to participate in the subsidy program because they thought it was a stupid idea. I hope they were able to survive as farmers.