What’s Next???

75 years ago – Cigarette companies teamed up with Doctors and athletes to promote health giving properties of Camels!

50 years ago to present – we have the Sugar Association and health/science professionals trying to convince the public of the “sweet goodness” of sugar – “The mission of the Sugar Association is to promote the consumption of sugar as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle through the use of sound science and research. The Sugar Association continues with its mission of educating health professionals, media, government officials and the public about sugar’s goodness.” WHAT?!?!??!?!?!?!?! Anyone alive that has at least two brain cells to rub together know how ridiculous this sounds!

Now we have the defenders of High Fructose Corn Syrup – the Corn Refiners Association – How naive do these people think we are? A two year old can connect the financial motivation to all of these absurd claims.

This week we will look at some of the claims made about sugar and HFCS and let real science, whose only incentive is truth, provide us with facts…

According to the FDA, you know the group that says they are here to “protect and promote your health”, sugar is ok. Here is what they have to say “Like any other food or food ingredient, sugar can be entirely safe when consumed in moderation as part of a balanced diet. Excessive consumption of sugar could lead to adverse health effects”…

So then what is excessive consumption??? Well since an answer to that question is hard to find I will figure it out this way…

1 teaspoon of sugar can suppress the immune system for up to 4 hours – that means to me that if a strong and vital immune system is key to healthy living then 1 teaspoon is excessive!

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