Andy Briscoe says media reports involving natural sugar are often misleading . The Australian government has been accused of using the term "artificial sweeteners" to describe products that contain no added sugar. Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup , for example , are different sweeteners . Too often , he argues , headlines confuse sucrose -- or sugar -- with high-fructose corn syrup .
Andy Briscoe says media reports involving natural sugar are often misleading . The Australian government has been accused of using the term "artificial sweeteners" to describe products that contain no added sugar. Too often , he argues , headlines confuse sucrose -- or sugar -- with high-fructose corn syrup .