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The United States spends $65 billion in lost productivity and $150 billion on health-care resources annually for morbidities associated with metabolic syndrome. Seventy-five per cent of all US health-care dollars are now spent on treating these diseases and their resultant disabilities. Because about 25% of military applicants are now rejected for obesity-related reasons, the past three US surgeons general and the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff have declared obesity a “threat to national security”.
Originally posted by fulllotusqigong
So the person who refused to watch the OP science lecture now has to contend that the lecturer is published in the most prestigious science journal with the facts that sugar is toxic.
So should HFCS be banned? Yes like alcohol is banned from workplaces and schools. HFCS should be treated like a poison just like alcohol.
Obesity has reached staggering proportions in America, home to the most obese people in the world. The obesity rate of adult Americans has increased in 28 states over the past year, with Blacks and Latinos most at risk, according a new report released by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report also found that over 67 percent of states have obesity rates above 25 percent, and that the number of states where adult obesity rates exceed 30 percent has doubled in the past year. The report also noted a link between lower income groups and higher obesity rates, but this should come as no surprise. Poorer people have less money to spend and therefore buy the cheapest food available. Unfortunately, this cheap food is also the unhealthiest. It is mainly processed food, and full of chemical additives such as high fructose corn syrup. But soaring obesity rates do not stop with American adults. In another recently-released report, one statistic really stuck out: that of extremely obese males aged 6 to 19. For this group, obesity has increased from 9% in 1999-2000 to 15% in 2009-2010 - an alarmimng increase of 67% in ten short years! Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in America, so much so that the First Lady, Michelle Obama, has launched a very ambitious plan to end childhood obesity in a single generation. She needs to be applauded for taking on this herculean task. "We want to eliminate this problem of childhood obesity in a generation. We want to get that done," said the first lady when she spoke with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America. "We want our kids to face a different and more optimistic future in terms of their lifespan." The nationwide campaign started by Mrs. Obama is called "Let's Move," and it's built on four key pillars: Getting parents more informed about nutrition and exercise, improving the quality of food in schools, making healthy foods more affordable and accessible for families, and focusing more on physical education. The initiative started by the First Lady is impressive, but sadly there is no mystery behind this obesity epidemic, and the other epidemic that it has spawned - that of diabetes. These twin epidemics are directly attributable to the standard American diet: fast-food, sodas, canned goods, microwave dinners - most of which are chemically altered - combined with the lack of exercise. This is a recipe for disaster. And Americans have chosen to literally eat themselves to death. The real cause of the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes in America is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a man-made chemical added to just about every processed food. This poison interferes with your hormones (this is the way your body communicates at a cellular level) and prevents your brain from telling you that you are full and need to stop eating. If you consider that of all the money spent on food in America, ninety percent (yes, 90%!) is spent on processed food, devoid of any fiber or nutrition and chock full of HFCS. Educating parents is part of the obesity solution, but banning HFCS will win the war against obesity and diabetes. It will kill two birds with one stone.
Fructose: Metabolic, Hedonic, and Societal Parallels with Ethanol
First, hepatic fructose metabolism is similar to ethanol, as they both serve as substrates for de novo lipogenesis, and in the process both promote hepatic insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hepatic steatosis. Second, fructosylation of proteins with resultant superoxide formation can result in hepatic inflammation similar to acetaldehyde, an intermediary metabolite of ethanol. Lastly, by stimulating the “hedonic pathway” of the brain both directly and indirectly, fructose creates habituation, and possibly dependence; also paralleling ethanol. Thus, fructose induces alterations in both hepatic metabolism and central nervous system energy signaling, leading to a “vicious cycle” of excessive consumption and disease consistent with metabolic syndrome. On a societal level, the treatment of fructose as a commodity exhibits market similarities to ethanol. Analogous to ethanol, societal efforts to reduce fructose consumption will likely be necessary to combat the obesity epidemic.
Raymonde and Lucienne Wattelade, French sisters who turn 98 today, have been recognized by Guinness as the world's oldest twins. They live together by the sea and stay active, but say their secret is drinking pastis and whiskey.
Originally posted by TWISTEDWORDS
reply to post by randomname
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Coca Cola doesn't use coca leaves for their soda. They used coca leaves long ago to give you the caffeine rush, through the coc aine. When caffeine was discovered they dumped the coca leaves as they were no longer needed. Now you drink High Fructose corn syrup(a lot), salt(a lot), food coloring and some artificial sweeteners(licorice, anise and other things). basically a chemical cocktail....
Originally posted by MentalData
reply to post by TWISTEDWORDS
U forgot the phosphoric acid...yummmyyyyy
Originally posted by k1k1to
reply to post by fulllotusqigong
what about all the fat people that arent "genetically" pre disposed to be fat...and they dont drink any sodas and are still fat?
i know a couple of people who are about 50-70 lbs overweight, and theyve never touched a soda in their lives..
i dont thing sugar is the only culprit for obesity
Originally posted by plnelson
Originally posted by k1k1to
reply to post by fulllotusqigong
what about all the fat people that arent "genetically" pre disposed to be fat...and they dont drink any sodas and are still fat?
i know a couple of people who are about 50-70 lbs overweight, and theyve never touched a soda in their lives..
i dont thing sugar is the only culprit for obesity
It isn't. Obesity is caused by eating too much and exercising too little. If you eat more calories than you burn up you will get fat. Period.
All this business of secret conspiracies and GM crops and blaming MacDonald's and Coca Cola is just trying to blame other people for your own bad choices.
The idea than anyone is genetically programmed to be fat, regardless of how much they eat is also nonsense. Besides the fact that it violates the laws of thermodynamics it flies in the face of genetics. We are all evolved from hunter gatherers in Africa and there were no obese hunter gatherers.
If you want to lose weight, eat less, exercise more! Don't blame others for your own lack of willpower. End of.
Potatoes, in comparison, are nutrient-rich, a natural source of potassium and vitamin C.
Originally posted by _Phoenix_
I always had a pretty natural healthy body, even thou I ate pretty bad in the past. Anyway I slowly became a coke addict, and I started to notice I was gaining weight pretty quick.
Once I got off it, I lost the weight pretty damn fast!
At least they don't put coc aine in it anymore haha.
p.s I'm now doing P90x
edit on 6-2-2012 by _Phoenix_ because: (no reason given)
One Soda per Day Adds 15 Pounds per Year A new review of available research pinpoints exactly how much soft drinks and other sugary beverages contribute to weight gain and obesity in the United States. Just one extra can each day can add as much as 15 pounds to your weight over the course of a single year. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health reviewed 30 nutritional studies conducted over the past four decades which revealed a number of other facts, including: Soft drinks contribute about half of the additional sweeteners in the average American diet, and that amounts to a third of all carbohydrate calories consumed. Limiting a child's intake of soft drinks over a year lowered his or her risks of obesity. Consuming more sugary drinks led to higher weight gains and greater obesity risks. A nutritionist commenting on the review noted that satiety studies show that people do not compensate for calories from beverages by consuming less food. As a result, when caloric beverages are consumed, those calories are simply added on top of the rest of the total daily caloric intake. Many studies show that heavy adults and children are more likely to drink sugary beverages. A one-year intervention study showed that reducing the intake of soft drinks in school-age children reduced the incidence of excess weight and obesity. Consider stevia as an alternative zero-calorie, zero-glycemic sweetener. Source: Malik VS, Schulze MB, Hu FB. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;84(2):274-88.
Originally posted by FraternitasSaturni
This thread is something else...
So you want to hide the US food "culture" (if you can actually call it that) which is actually JUNK behind a coca-cola or soda conspiracy?
According to Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy estimates, the average American eats around 12 teaspoons of high fructose corn syrup every day. Teenagers, who are known for drinking more soda, are perhaps even eating 80 percent more than this. High fructose corn syrup has been on the market since the early 70s. Since then, the consumption of high fructose corn syrup in America has increased by over 1,000 percent according to an article in the April 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Is our high consumption of high fructose corn syrup storing up a whole heap of problems for our health?
A 2007 study from the Rutgers University in New Brunswick linked drinks containing high fructose corn syrup to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. The laboratory study showed that high fructose corn syrup- sweetened drinks had high levels of compounds called reactive carbonyls. Reactive carbonyls have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage that can cause diabetes or make diabetes worse. Reactive carbonyls are not found in table sugar, where fructose and glucose components are chemically stable. The researchers are looking at ways in which tea components added to soft drinks can limit the levels of reactive carbonyls.