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Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

While big sugar and Big Food are taking some positive steps to confront the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related illnesses, Dr. Sinatra and I strongly urge and encourage you to educate yourself so that you won't have to take them at their word when they say that their sugary, processed-food products are okay to consume. HDW SUGARY FDDDS CDLILD MESS WITH YOUR MIND AND E M DTI DNS Prddf Pours In: New Studies Show That You Can Becdme Dependent on Sweets Who would have dreamed having a sugar habit could be so hilarious?

She then goes door to door to recruit neighbors for her class action lawsuit against "Big Sugar." For instance, Marge brings on spaced-out Disco Stu, who admits, "I've been hooked on the white stuff since the seventies." Then, in an uproarious, laugh-out-loud TV moment, Stu greedily inhales sucrose through a rolled dollar bill as if it were a line of cocaine. The spoof continues as "whistle blowers" are trotted out in court. "Well, we knew perfectly well it was addictive," testifies a professor working on a top-secret "Hoiven Maven" project. "Candy was just a sugar delivery system.

And sure enough, when they do decide to try to break free of sugar's addictive qualities, many folks feel much like Marge Simpson—frustrated, hopeless, and even angry at "Big Sugar" for incessantly beckoning them with formidable temptations, which lurk everywhere. "We're getting our first Krispy Kreme doughnut shop here soon," Marie T., 43, of Calgary, Alberta, wailed to members of my free, online KickSugar group in early 2003. "I don't know where they're building it, but I just hope it isn't close to me. I just wish people would take sugar addiction seriously," Marie bemoaned.

You're getting some nutrients, not just a big sugar hit." Likewise, esteemed researcher Dr. Walter Willett of Harvard believes that "the ADA is way behind the science on this issue. They fail to recognize the advantages of high-fiber, low-glycemic carbohydrates compared to refined starches." The facts are obvious, Dr. Willett insists. "Sweets and high-glycemic carbs, including white bread, white rice, and potatoes, have adverse metabolic effects on blood insulin and lipids. As would be expected, they contribute to excess risks of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.

Is "Big Sugar" the Next "Big Tobacco"? What a difference a few years can make. Back in August 2000, the satirical publication and website The Onion elicited chuckles, chortles—and even some confusion—with its seemingly far-fetched spoof class-action lawsuit against "Big Chocolate." Today, with such eerily similar cases already filed or considered against fast-food giants and companies, that satire has lost its sting, and the piece now seems prophetic.

Insiders are now struck by the similarities between what once faced Big Tobacco and what now faces big sugar. "Saying that all these heavily sweetened drinks or foods cannot harm you is the moral equivalent of the tobacco industry claiming for decades that their products had no causal relationship to heart disease or cancer," laments one knowledgeable source, who desired anonymity for fear of reprisal in the workplace. It's Not Nice to Fool Consumers: The Legal Volleys Begin Not surprisingly, while I was writing this book, experts told me about a dozen legal volleys (i.e.

Where's the health in health care reform? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And sitting to the right of them is, of course, the food industry – the big sugar people, the oil processors and the grain processors – the big food companies. They're all saying, "Hey, don't mention the foods. Don't talk about us. Make sure you frame this whole discussion of health care reform in terms of who pays for it and who gets coverage." That's because if they can keep you in that little box of thought, then you won't talk about the causes of these diseases, which are largely found in foods.

Disease-promoting ingredients in everyday foods and groceries are far more dangerous than terrorists Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The food lobby, the big sugar lobby and the soft drink lobby have all blockaded what would have otherwise been good nutritional advice. These food and beverage companies are preventing the government from providing information to the public that would save countless lives and dramatically improve the quality of life while reducing healthcare costs in the decades ahead. This action by the food lobby, in my opinion, is nothing less than the outright suppression of advice that would prevent chronic disease and save countless American lives.

CounterThink Roundup: The Chinese currency blame game and corporate ethics in America (satire) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Start with the big sugar producers, who still receive millions of dollars in government subsidies thanks to wartime emergency measures enacted during World War II. Talk to soft drink companies, which continue to use a downright toxic chemical (aspartame) in products that are heavily marketed to children. Grill DuPont over the hidden story on Teflon, and why it took so long for the truth to come out on its dangers to humans. Gee, if you're looking for evil corporations to grill, you don't have to look very hard.

The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's because of the corrupt influence of the big sugar industry. It won't say, "Eat less red meat or eat less saturated animal fat." It's utterly ridiculous that it won't take that position because we know -- it's not even debated -- that high, frequent consumption of saturate animal fats is strongly correlated with heart disease and nervous system deterioration, accelerated aging and even obesity and weight gain. It's well established, but the USDA won't say, "Eat less meat." Essentially what has happened is that the USDA has become a government-approved industry lackey.

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Marion Nestle, Food Politics To get an idea of the power of this political / economic machine, take a look at the influence of just one player: big sugar companies. In 1991,1,700 farms raised sugarcane and 13,700 raised sugar beets in the United States, but 42 percent of the sugar subsidies went to just 1 percent of these growers. The owners of these few farms give generously to both political parties. The Fanjul family, for example, controls about one-third of Florida's sugarcane production and collects at least $60 million annually in subsidies.

For example, in the United States, the big sugar industry strenuously denies any link between the consumption of refined sugars and diseases like diabetes or obesity. Through political influence, they managed to get the Bush administration to actually block an initiative by the World Health Organization that would have recommended that people all over the world limit their intake of refined sugars. Over the years, there have been some rather energized debates over the Food Guide Pyramid published by the USDA.

The Seven Laws of Nutrition Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

The sugar industry — sometimes called "Big Sugar" — continues to receive millions of dollars each year in corporate welfare from taxpayers as it produces refined white sugar. As a result, this makes sugar cheaper than it should be in the marketplace — which makes foods made with sugar artificially cheap as well. In a sense, this becomes a pivotal issue for people at lower incomes, because when they are at grocery stores looking for ways to feed themselves and their families, they are of course looking for lower cost food items.

We should immediately end the subsidies (corporate welfare) to big sugar. We should stop subsidizing the growing of corn. By doing so, we will make healthy foods more attractive to consumers while reducing the consumption of foods made from corn syrup and added sugars. Create incentives for good health Another idea for enhancing the nutrition of the nation is to create incentives that reward good nutritional strategies among the public. One idea would be to have insurance rebates for people who attain and maintain certain health milestones.

Milk won't help you lose weight, says dairy industry critic Robert Cohen Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Mike Adams: Well, hey, Big Tobacco says nicotine isn't addictive, big sugar says sugar doesn't cause diabetes and obesity -- why not the dairy industry saying that milk doesn't create mucus in the human body, huh? Robert Cohen: Well, they can get away with it, and again, these other industries don't finance the amounts of studies -- Robert Heaney gets $7 million a year at the University of Creighton to put out stuff like this, and every month it's another study -- it doesn't cause breast cancer, it doesn't cause allergies -- it's nonsense.

How to slash national health care costs by 90% through education, nutrition, and a ban on junk food marketing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We should immediately end the subsidies (corporate welfare) to big sugar. We should stop subsidizing the growing of corn. By doing so, we will make healthy foods more attractive to consumers while reducing the consumption of foods made from corn syrup and added sugars. Another idea for enhancing the nutrition of the nation is to create incentives that reward good nutritional strategies among the public. One idea would be to have insurance rebates for people who attain and maintain certain health milestones.

Sugar Blues William Duffy See book keywords and concepts

If you do, chances are you have a big sugar habit. After you have kicked sugar for a year or so, you begin to notice big changes in the way your skin takes to the sun. Sitting in the hot sun covered with chemical sauce to get a beautiful tan is looking for trouble—especially for women. After you've kicked sugar you will discover that sunbathing without any protective lotion is usually possible with little or no risk of burning or peeling. Should your skin turn red, one usually doesn't burn. I never peel. As a child, I used to have painful sunburn on the first exposure to the sun.

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