the real coca cola conspiracy is the amount of coca leaves they import to manufacture their product.

they are the only company that are legally allowed to import literally tonnes of coca leaves into the united states.

of course they claim to extract all the cocaine from the leaves.

but that leaves the question, what do they do with the cocaine solution. the process is already 3/4 done.

the last step is the relatively simple task of crystallizing the solution. do they just flush away potentially billions of dollars of cocaine down the drain.

imagine the amount of coca leaves needed to flavor every can and bottle of coke around the globe.
do they get every amount of cocaine out of their product. it doesn't seem like it.

Its not a conspiracy, its simply how the food industry makes money.

Biologically we are wired to crave fats and sugars. We need essential fats to keep us healthy, and we are wired to crave sugar because fruits that have essential vitamins and minerals contain sugar. This was fantastic when we were hunter-gatherers, because it was a mechanism to ensure that humans would eat not only meat but also berries and other fruits/vegetables/grasses. The food industry figured this out, so to trigger our biological cravings they just need to pack food full of fats and sugars. They then use salts and other flavourings to further adjust the craving of food. Virtually ALL processed foods follow this formula. If you go to McDonalds, for example, the burgers are packed with sugars and the fries are very salty (happens to go well with the burgers), so you buy a drink as well. The drinks have fat profit margins.

I browsed through the OP and i saw that apparently consuming fat doesnt make us fat. Thats complete rubbish. If we consume more calories than we burn we get fat. Fats have 9 calories per gram, while protein and carbs have 4cal/g. If you eat excess fat you WILL get fat, just the same as if you eat excess carbs. The easiest way to eat to excess is by eating the usual fast foods; they are either fried which packs the fat in, or they are laced with sugar. its just as easy to eat too many calories from fat as from refined carbs.

If there is a conspiracy, it is the lack of basic nutruitional education from our governments and the downright dangerous recommendations they give us. If you look at their recommendations for being "healthy" they always recommend foods such as cereals. Eating cereal in the morning starts your day off full of sugars, and helps to trigger the food craving. The cereals burn up quickly, so you are hungry again for lunch and you tend to gorge because you already have that taste and craving for sugar.

If people were educated about what the body really needs, and how you can eat in moderation to stay healthy, then the food and beverage industries would be toast (and the medical industries would suffer as well). Governments receive too much funding from those industries and instead make recommendations that are detrimental to us instead.

I'd believe it. I know people that have cut down 20 or 30 pounds within a couple of months simply by erasing soda from their diet.

Originally posted by yourmaker
lately i've stopped drinking all pop, eating any mcdonalds or fast food, basically anything I see as a root cause of the problem, but what's ended up happening is everyone around me have become irritated over it, questioning me and my sanity because I refuse to buy any of this crap lately, anyone else experiencing this?
like there is now a huge gaping hole in my character because I can't buy into any of it anymore..

hya
yes i have
ive taught myself....dont let them brainwash me
my mind is my mind

I stopped drinking all carbonated beverages over three years ago, as carbonation has a negative affect on arthritis, as well as your colon. The first few months were really difficult, it was like an addiction. I had to re-teach my body to crave water. Now that's all I drink, except for the occasional ice tea.

I want to address the issue of fats vs. carbs. I tried the low-fat, high complex carbs diet, along with a heroic amount of exercise. The most I was able to lose was 18 pounds, I was always starving, and my stomach always seemed somewhat bloated, no matter how many stomach crunches and aerobic exercise I did.

I was also in a lot of pain most of the time, it seemed to aggravate my rheumatoid arthritis, not help it.

This year, I have begun the Atkins-type high protein, low to no carb diet. My stomach is flattening and everything seems to be normalizing.

The thing about fat is, it has a high satiety value, so it keeps you feeling fuller longer. Also, a high protein, low carb diet is an anorectic diet, meaning that it kills your appetite so you end up eating less. I have tried both ways of eating, and I find the high protein, moderate fat and low to no carb diet works the best.

The OP is right: Ditch the sodas, ditch the sugar. Eliminate wheat products.

Wow i Had to do a double take. Kid gets bsuspended for wearing a blue shirt? This world i tell ya.

Originally posted by fulllotusqigong
This...55 miligrams of sodium per can. It's like drinking a pizza.

Stopped reading right there. Flat out lie. A 12" inch cheese pizza can have over 1000mg of sodium. A slice of whole grain bread has between 135-240 mg and this is often seen as food for dieting.

It amazes me that Americans have to be told drinking Soda is bad for them.

Originally posted by PhoenixOD
It amazes me that Americans have to be told drinking Soda is bad for them.

They all know it's bad. It's just that they probably don't know HOW bad it is and why.

most people who are over weight, obese or morbidly obese have one problem, taking in more calories than they burn. chemical additives aside and their potential affects.

most people would rather blame all the companies for junk food, than themselves for over eating it.

Thanks for posting this video.