Fat and Salt Myths Continue
A recent article on Netscape says 34% of Americans are now obese as compared to 15% in 2000. High blood pressure has increased slightly during the past 10 years from 28% to 29%. These increases are blamed on eating more fat and more salt. There are no statistics in the article. Other sources say that eating [...]Many Dangers of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
My book mentions the separate research by Dr. Bantle, Minne.U. and Dr. Reiser of the USDA. They found that high-frucatose corn syrup produced a lot of LDL-cholesterol and blood fats in both diabetics and normals. Dr. Dana Flavia in the October 2008 issue of Life Extension cites later research that shows many harmful effect of [...]Tags: advanced glycation end products, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high-fructose corn syrup, Increased cost of health care, LDL-Cholesterol, Non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis, obesity, tri-glycerides, Uric Acid
Obesity is not a Cause of Diabetes or Heart Disease
Obesity doesn't cause diabetes but both are a result of too much sugar, especially high-fructose corn syrup.Your Body is not a Machine
The average person has several misconceptions about how the body works. They think that eating fat makes you fat, that you need carbohydrates for energy and that eating proteins always builds muscle. The energy content of foods being digested and used within body cells is not necessarily the same as the values when a food is [...]Tags: anti-cholesterol drugs, diabetes, fat for energy, glycogen, high-fructose corn syrup, insecticides, insulin, mitochondria, obesity, Tarahumara
Is your diet drink making you sick?
Aspartame has harmed many people. This is the major sweetener in most diet soft drinks and low calorie foods. Just because it has been around a long time doesn’t mean you can use it. Saccharine had been used since the 1920s but was finally phased out when large doses caused cancer in laboratory animals. In the [...]Tags: Artificial Sweeteners, Aspartame, Diet Drinks, Dizziness, Headaches, Methanol Poisoning, Multiple Sclerosis, Vision problems