I admit to being a sugar-holic. A few months ago I had my first ever bout of colitis at age 68. The CT scan also showed a fatty liver, which surprised me as I'm a non-drinker and eat an unprocessed and organic diet (except that I looooooove chocolate and ice cream). I was advised by a holistic practitioner to, among other recommendations, remove sugar from my diet completely for a 6 week period, even including fruit. Follow-up abdominal ultrasound showed the fatty liver is completely resolved. I guess I can't argue with that! I am now allowed to have low-sugar fruits like raspberries and cantaloupe. I also don't have quite as much sugar cravings, but I'm still fighting the desire for ice cream and chocolate.....
I too gave up most sugars. I do use maple syrup lightly. A ladyfriend I visited in Brazil ~5 years ago, operates her VW on liquid SUGAR, as many cars do in Brazil. I drove it , and performance was fine. I think about 50% of the cars run on this sugar. The exhaust smells sweet too.
Wow! never heard of such, sugar? That's amazing. Why haven't they come down on Brazil for doing that, I wonder. Gives rise to my theory on Prohibition. The Treasury Dept. cracked down on southern Moonshiners with a sledgehammer because they could power Ford's Model T with moonshine, that could be made from literally anything organic. Then, all of a sudden, drinking liquor was outlawed, law of the land.
CM: Just a few years ago there were USA cars that would run on straight ethanol. Today most gasoline has 10-15% ethanol added. Look at your gas pump next time buying gasoline. It would be better if we, in the USA used sugar (cane) fuel as the added 10-15% imported from Brazil as ethanol is very expensive to produce.
Freedom Fried (aka French Fried) was used in diesel engines. I had diesels back then and used "used" compressor oil in my Peugeot. Cummins told me exactly how the different oil would work. FF oil would never work in a gasoline engine.
We use the corn, Brazil uses sugar cane. Only problem with sugar cane, is the Rain Forest is being cut to grow sugar cane. I'm an auto enthusiast, only reason I know. Did you know Henry Ford had a rubber tire factory with homes/stores all set up in the Rain Forest about 1930? I understand most of it still stands, but NO tires were ever produced.
No, didn't know that, but Hitler was harvesting rubber from their colonies in Africa, which naturally was stripped from them at Versailles. Real rubber was a very valuable commodity. I actually remember it, indestructible. Nothing even close to it today.
What an amazing statistic: "Food companies use 262 different names for sugar to hide its prevalence in ingredients lists. The industry actively maintains a fragmented regulatory environment with 51 different federal agencies overseeing food policy."
Combined with "Sugar-containing products...[are] similar to addictive substances", we can see why there's big money for food companies in sugar.
The meme about sweetness from artificial sweeteners causes release of insulin and yet fructose doesn't. Hmmmm. This meme is likely another untested theory. Repeating such nonsense isn't helpful.
There’s a lot to unpack here but it’s a good overview. Each of these 50 points could be an entire article in itself. I recently wrote an article just on the harms of high fructose corn syrup alone and why it should be removed from our food system completely. I guarantee we would see the obesity crisis reverse with that one change alone.
I have a theory, derived from my own life experience, which I find a much more useful guide than what anybody else says, though I love people who really try to help others, and it’s that a growing body, like a child’s body, needs a goodly amount of carbohydrate and insulin and that that’s why kids love candy and other sweets. But when your body reaches maturity all those anabolic effects of carbohydrate and insulin cause massive problems. All that energy has to grow something, and if there isn’t any healthy growth available, it’ll grow fat and cancers. I think if parents took this rightful anti-sugar revolution too far it would probably not be good for their kids. Of course, it matters what type of sugar, the fiber content, and all that, and we have way too many kids eating way too much of it. Just wanted to tug this back a little with my humble little thought.
One more thing... As if we need more bad news... Most sugar substitutes are neurotoxic. What happens when dementia or Parkinson's is cured by giving up diet pop?
A lot of people might not know but private meals for the president and his family are not free, they're responsible for their own meals. If there's a function or banquet etc that's covered by the taxpayers.
A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
A federal judge said Kraft Heinz must face a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit over claims that its Kraft macaroni and cheese contains no artificial preservatives.
That would fit the description of all processed foods. They all have preservatives in them to extend shelf life.
The company introduced the two packaged meals — one starring pizza and the other a turkey, cheddar cheese and cracker plate — at the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. At the time, Kraft Heinz said the offerings were protein-enriched and contained reduced levels of saturated fat and sodium to meet the requirements of the national free and reduced-price school lunch program.
Nutritionists and advocacy groups were not thrilled by the launch. The Center for Science in the Public Interest called having Lunchables in cafeterias “a highly questionable move for school nutrition” that might confuse families into thinking the versions sold at supermarkets were a healthy option.
The drumbeat quickened in April, when Consumer Reports said its tests showed the school-approved Lunchables contained more sodium than the store varieties. The organization also reported that commercially available Lunchables had more lead compared to ready-made meals made several other companies.
Consumer Reports petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban Lunchables and similar processed meal kits from schools.
My yogurt now tells me it's made from Skim MILK: CONTAINS MILK. How many times does a label need to state it was made from Milk? I'm more worried about rSBT A GMO BEING IN MILK.
Yes, recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), is a genetically modified organism (GMO).
I admit to being a sugar-holic. A few months ago I had my first ever bout of colitis at age 68. The CT scan also showed a fatty liver, which surprised me as I'm a non-drinker and eat an unprocessed and organic diet (except that I looooooove chocolate and ice cream). I was advised by a holistic practitioner to, among other recommendations, remove sugar from my diet completely for a 6 week period, even including fruit. Follow-up abdominal ultrasound showed the fatty liver is completely resolved. I guess I can't argue with that! I am now allowed to have low-sugar fruits like raspberries and cantaloupe. I also don't have quite as much sugar cravings, but I'm still fighting the desire for ice cream and chocolate.....
Me too.
So comprehensive , I gave up sugar last year and have no appetite for it now.
I too gave up most sugars. I do use maple syrup lightly. A ladyfriend I visited in Brazil ~5 years ago, operates her VW on liquid SUGAR, as many cars do in Brazil. I drove it , and performance was fine. I think about 50% of the cars run on this sugar. The exhaust smells sweet too.
Wow! never heard of such, sugar? That's amazing. Why haven't they come down on Brazil for doing that, I wonder. Gives rise to my theory on Prohibition. The Treasury Dept. cracked down on southern Moonshiners with a sledgehammer because they could power Ford's Model T with moonshine, that could be made from literally anything organic. Then, all of a sudden, drinking liquor was outlawed, law of the land.
Robert Mitchum in "Thunder Road".
Loved that guy
CM: Just a few years ago there were USA cars that would run on straight ethanol. Today most gasoline has 10-15% ethanol added. Look at your gas pump next time buying gasoline. It would be better if we, in the USA used sugar (cane) fuel as the added 10-15% imported from Brazil as ethanol is very expensive to produce.
During Obama many used filtered FF oil for fuel.
Well I learned Europeans use a Distilled Alcohol Vinegar. Is not what we use.
Freedom Fried (aka French Fried) was used in diesel engines. I had diesels back then and used "used" compressor oil in my Peugeot. Cummins told me exactly how the different oil would work. FF oil would never work in a gasoline engine.
Duh!! stupid me. Never equated ethanol as a fermented sugar.
We use the corn, Brazil uses sugar cane. Only problem with sugar cane, is the Rain Forest is being cut to grow sugar cane. I'm an auto enthusiast, only reason I know. Did you know Henry Ford had a rubber tire factory with homes/stores all set up in the Rain Forest about 1930? I understand most of it still stands, but NO tires were ever produced.
No, didn't know that, but Hitler was harvesting rubber from their colonies in Africa, which naturally was stripped from them at Versailles. Real rubber was a very valuable commodity. I actually remember it, indestructible. Nothing even close to it today.
Good for you and that is very interesting about cars operating on sugar…that is the best use for it !
What an amazing statistic: "Food companies use 262 different names for sugar to hide its prevalence in ingredients lists. The industry actively maintains a fragmented regulatory environment with 51 different federal agencies overseeing food policy."
Combined with "Sugar-containing products...[are] similar to addictive substances", we can see why there's big money for food companies in sugar.
Thank you for this excellent compilation of up to date nutritional wisdom!
Fructose is bad? Don't eat fruit?
Lustig says "fructose in non-fruit sources can be addictive"
Thanks!
Thank you! Lots of great information here.
Listen to RFK JR explain why Bill Gates & China are allowed to buy up all the farmland in the US!
https://x.com/iluminatibot/status/1858321880920530995
Those who control the food, water and fuel, CONTROL YOU!
Thank you very much.
The meme about sweetness from artificial sweeteners causes release of insulin and yet fructose doesn't. Hmmmm. This meme is likely another untested theory. Repeating such nonsense isn't helpful.
Shouldn't be hard to test.
I could NOT push the like button as it was at “88”. To destroy those numbers would be sacrilegious. 88&8s,Dave (The 3rd 8 is hugs)
There’s a lot to unpack here but it’s a good overview. Each of these 50 points could be an entire article in itself. I recently wrote an article just on the harms of high fructose corn syrup alone and why it should be removed from our food system completely. I guarantee we would see the obesity crisis reverse with that one change alone.
So all fruit (containing fructose) is off limits??
I have a theory, derived from my own life experience, which I find a much more useful guide than what anybody else says, though I love people who really try to help others, and it’s that a growing body, like a child’s body, needs a goodly amount of carbohydrate and insulin and that that’s why kids love candy and other sweets. But when your body reaches maturity all those anabolic effects of carbohydrate and insulin cause massive problems. All that energy has to grow something, and if there isn’t any healthy growth available, it’ll grow fat and cancers. I think if parents took this rightful anti-sugar revolution too far it would probably not be good for their kids. Of course, it matters what type of sugar, the fiber content, and all that, and we have way too many kids eating way too much of it. Just wanted to tug this back a little with my humble little thought.
One more thing... As if we need more bad news... Most sugar substitutes are neurotoxic. What happens when dementia or Parkinson's is cured by giving up diet pop?
https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/aspartames-deadly-secret/
Nothing. The diagnosis was wrong. Dementia and Parkinson's are incurable.
Here's What The First Lady And President Typically Eats In A Day. 1ST term.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dKk3Pv3go
A lot of people might not know but private meals for the president and his family are not free, they're responsible for their own meals. If there's a function or banquet etc that's covered by the taxpayers.
And he will stop this crap. Grow and eat your own vaccines? September 2021
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/grow-and-eat-your-own-vaccines
A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
A federal judge said Kraft Heinz must face a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit over claims that its Kraft macaroni and cheese contains no artificial preservatives.
https://nypost.com/2024/11/14/business/kraft-heinz-ordered-to-face-mac-cheese-lawsuit-judge-rules/
Kraft Heinz stops serving school-designed Lunchables because of low demand
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/kraft-heinz-stops-serving-school-designed-lunchables-low-115795676?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashhudson.com/abcnews/library/media/472697568
And could be applied to medications.
That would fit the description of all processed foods. They all have preservatives in them to extend shelf life.
The company introduced the two packaged meals — one starring pizza and the other a turkey, cheddar cheese and cracker plate — at the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. At the time, Kraft Heinz said the offerings were protein-enriched and contained reduced levels of saturated fat and sodium to meet the requirements of the national free and reduced-price school lunch program.
Nutritionists and advocacy groups were not thrilled by the launch. The Center for Science in the Public Interest called having Lunchables in cafeterias “a highly questionable move for school nutrition” that might confuse families into thinking the versions sold at supermarkets were a healthy option.
The drumbeat quickened in April, when Consumer Reports said its tests showed the school-approved Lunchables contained more sodium than the store varieties. The organization also reported that commercially available Lunchables had more lead compared to ready-made meals made several other companies.
Consumer Reports petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban Lunchables and similar processed meal kits from schools.
DUMB: FDA Upgrades Recall of 80,000 Pounds of Costco Brand Butter: LABEL LEFT OFF THE STATEMENT 'CREAM' IS MILK. ARE PEOPLE THIS IGNORANT?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/.../fda-upgrades-recall-of....
My yogurt now tells me it's made from Skim MILK: CONTAINS MILK. How many times does a label need to state it was made from Milk? I'm more worried about rSBT A GMO BEING IN MILK.
Yes, recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), is a genetically modified organism (GMO).