Either you are on the side of sound science and truly educating consumers or you are just another commercial interest trying to deflect criticism and take pot shots at another sweetener . And Smith says that high fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ) has been unfairly attacked . Bode : It is nutritionally equivalent to refined sugar . Smith : But the sugar industry ' n't have it both ways .
And Smith says that high fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ) has been unfairly attacked . Bode : It is nutritionally equivalent to refined sugar . Smith : But the sugar industry ' n't have it both ways .