Agree 100%. Seems to me this is a miss direction article. After WWII, the annual consumption of sugar was about 60 lbs. per year per capita and it was mostly cane sugar. Fast forward to today and it is above 150 lbs. per capita and the majority of it is liquid corn syrup which is cheaper that cane sugar and is used almost exclusively in …
Agree 100%. Seems to me this is a miss direction article. After WWII, the annual consumption of sugar was about 60 lbs. per year per capita and it was mostly cane sugar. Fast forward to today and it is above 150 lbs. per capita and the majority of it is liquid corn syrup which is cheaper that cane sugar and is used almost exclusively in soft drinks that are not diet in the USA. During WWII they realized that feeding corn rather than grass (hay) to cattle they fatten faster. Same is true with the liquid corn syrup in soda, as well as the fact that 75% of ALL processed foods have some form of a corn component in it's formula. I'm sure Coca Cola doesn't want liquid corn syrup banned from their soft drinks that are not diet. Mexican Coca Cola is sugar based. If RFK Jr goes after the artificial sweeteners that create inflammatory conditions in the brain and they switch to sugar for regular pop, I suspect their stock would tank big time! So..point the finger in another direction and lay all the blame on seed oils. The other discussion should be that Omega-3 which is the healthy form has been switched to Omega-6 via liquid corn syrup source and seed oils. Major contributor to heart disease. Olive oil and Coconut oil should be the mainstays! My view and have made many presentations on how we have become a unhealthy nation because of how we process food products. In Europe, they limit chemicals being added to the food products at 700, in the USA it is a free for all and 10,000 chemicals are used. That's what happens when you have regulatory capture.
Look up www.momsacrossamerica.com The American cereal pushers use gmo produced grains and they contain traces of glyphosate and etc. Harmful to our children!
My eyes also don't agree with the suggestion that sugar consumption has been stable, even over just the past few decades. But I bet it's going to drop because the economy itself is putting people on a diet.
I'm ready to accept that excessive seed oils are a problem, particularly when heated. You can see their polymerization products stuck to baking sheets, that have to literally be sanded off if you want to see the stainless steel again. If people are worried about plastics, running seed oil polymers into their gut ought to concern them too. That and the byproducts of processing and detoxifying such things as rape seed oil to produce the canola oil .
When I was a young boy, a sugar laden Coke was only 7 oz. Then it went to 12 oz and now 20 oz. So the notion that sugar is not a major culprit of obesity is not convincing.
It looks like the seed oils causing insulin resistance is an important amplifier in problems with sugar. I am all for the inflation caused price increases in candy bars. I also only try, and mostly succeed, in only eating those things with my eyes and walking on. I also call doughnuts do-nots. I lived the American diet like most all of us growing up. I am glad to be getting this education about seed oils and pesticides like glyphosates now as I get old and changes in how I digest and process foods becomes more critical.
Every average supermarket in this area, bakes their own breads,cookies, cakes, etc. The first thing I always do is to read the label on the package. It is nearly impossible to find any of these "goodies" without aluminum in the mix, which is why I wind up putting it back on the shelf. Granted, I dont need the extra calories, which tend to coagulate in my belly region, but on occasion it is nice to splurge.
I recently found out about Reeses PB cups containing not so good stuff in it. TBHQ which is a gasoline additive
Agree 100%. Seems to me this is a miss direction article. After WWII, the annual consumption of sugar was about 60 lbs. per year per capita and it was mostly cane sugar. Fast forward to today and it is above 150 lbs. per capita and the majority of it is liquid corn syrup which is cheaper that cane sugar and is used almost exclusively in soft drinks that are not diet in the USA. During WWII they realized that feeding corn rather than grass (hay) to cattle they fatten faster. Same is true with the liquid corn syrup in soda, as well as the fact that 75% of ALL processed foods have some form of a corn component in it's formula. I'm sure Coca Cola doesn't want liquid corn syrup banned from their soft drinks that are not diet. Mexican Coca Cola is sugar based. If RFK Jr goes after the artificial sweeteners that create inflammatory conditions in the brain and they switch to sugar for regular pop, I suspect their stock would tank big time! So..point the finger in another direction and lay all the blame on seed oils. The other discussion should be that Omega-3 which is the healthy form has been switched to Omega-6 via liquid corn syrup source and seed oils. Major contributor to heart disease. Olive oil and Coconut oil should be the mainstays! My view and have made many presentations on how we have become a unhealthy nation because of how we process food products. In Europe, they limit chemicals being added to the food products at 700, in the USA it is a free for all and 10,000 chemicals are used. That's what happens when you have regulatory capture.
Yes, many concerns. When these are the crops grown in your country… you look for ways to capitalize on them. I am quite concerned about GMOs.
Look up www.momsacrossamerica.com The American cereal pushers use gmo produced grains and they contain traces of glyphosate and etc. Harmful to our children!
I read today that Red dye #3 has finally been banned. https://nypost.com/2025/01/15/health/us-bans-red-dye-no-3-from-foods-amid-evidence-it-causes-cancer/
#5 yellow needs to go.
All of them !!
My eyes also don't agree with the suggestion that sugar consumption has been stable, even over just the past few decades. But I bet it's going to drop because the economy itself is putting people on a diet.
I'm ready to accept that excessive seed oils are a problem, particularly when heated. You can see their polymerization products stuck to baking sheets, that have to literally be sanded off if you want to see the stainless steel again. If people are worried about plastics, running seed oil polymers into their gut ought to concern them too. That and the byproducts of processing and detoxifying such things as rape seed oil to produce the canola oil .
When I was a young boy, a sugar laden Coke was only 7 oz. Then it went to 12 oz and now 20 oz. So the notion that sugar is not a major culprit of obesity is not convincing.
It looks like the seed oils causing insulin resistance is an important amplifier in problems with sugar. I am all for the inflation caused price increases in candy bars. I also only try, and mostly succeed, in only eating those things with my eyes and walking on. I also call doughnuts do-nots. I lived the American diet like most all of us growing up. I am glad to be getting this education about seed oils and pesticides like glyphosates now as I get old and changes in how I digest and process foods becomes more critical.
How about those super size bags of Mars Nestle Hershey products at the Walmart? :-D Someone is eating those things!
No kidding. Go into any convenience store attached to a gas station nothing but sugar and carbs, fried in seed oils.
More GRAS garbage
High fructose corn syrup isn't any good, either.
Better yet...
https://www.chefsresource.com/is-aluminum-in-baking-powder-harmful/
I always buy baking powder without aluminum! It's easy to find.
Every average supermarket in this area, bakes their own breads,cookies, cakes, etc. The first thing I always do is to read the label on the package. It is nearly impossible to find any of these "goodies" without aluminum in the mix, which is why I wind up putting it back on the shelf. Granted, I dont need the extra calories, which tend to coagulate in my belly region, but on occasion it is nice to splurge.
I recently found out about Reeses PB cups containing not so good stuff in it. TBHQ which is a gasoline additive
Never again, I guess.
We are asked to read the labels. Ever notice you need to bring a magnifying glass and a modern science dictionary along while shopping?