abcnews - mountain dew "sugar" propagnda

They say it contains 19tsp of sugar, but it contains NO sugar. It contains high fructose corn syrup, which we now know contains mercury. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury Wednesday, January 28, 2009; 12:00 AM MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies. (read more on the site) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew#Ingredients Mountain Dew Ingredients Mountain Dew lists its ingredients as: * Carbonated water * Sugar (replaced by High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in much of the United States) * Concentrated orange juice * Citric acid * Natural flavors * Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness) * Caffeine (54 mg per 12 US fluid ounces (350 ml)) * Sodium citrate * Erythorbic acid (preserves freshness) * Gum arabic * Calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor) * Brominated vegetable oil * Yellow 5 * Thiamin hydrochloride Take a look at Diet Mountain Dew Diet Mountain Dew: Sugar/HFCS is replaced with: * Concentrated Orange Juice * Citrus pectin * Potassium benzoate (preserves freshness) * Aspartame * Potassium citrate * Acesulfame potassium * Sucralose