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Should sugar be regulated like a toxin? "Seems like a good idea"

Submitted by MMJ Ministry on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:54

Health

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=...

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Submitted by bklyngold82 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:25. Permalink

Sugar has been around since time began!! people need to make their own choices . We just don't need to pay for people that make the wrong ones

Caution Beets are mostly GMO

Submitted by win on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:22. Permalink

Check your sugar to see if it is beet sugar.

This reminds me of the movie

Submitted by edaquasure on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:21. Permalink

This reminds me of the movie demolition man.Unhealthy foods are illegal so they have to underground to eat them.
John Spartan gets a burger and starts eating it.
He says this is a rat burger?....
I'm eating a rat burger?.... Not bad. LOL

hell yea

Submitted by gptnomoney on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:21. Permalink

and please include shoe laces and fly swatters in this oh so much important matter

You guys heard of...

Submitted by TrueRepublican on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:38. Permalink

..formaldehyde and formic acid? Further breakdown of aspartame results in these. I'll take a teaspoon of natural sugar for my coffee, please.

Sugar: The Bitter Truth

Submitted by cultivator on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:03. Permalink

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

***this is a very interesting talk!

You have no need to worry

Submitted by Virginian on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:48. Permalink

You have no need to worry about this, the powerful sugar lobby will make sure they are as free as possible.

I used to drink a flavored water a few years back. Then something changed with it, turns out they started putting aspartame in it for who knows what reason. It didnt have sugar in it before then and wasnt meant to be a sweet drink to begin with. Needless to the say, the sweetner screwed up the taste and I stopped drinking it.

only if

Submitted by Bill4Liberty on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:45. Permalink

we no longer live in a free country. I think the the real dangers are; GMO's, High Frutose Corn Syrup, Aspartame, the FDA, Big Pharma, etc. But I own a health food store, so what the heck do I know.

High Fructose corn syrup is

Submitted by ggb45601 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:35. Permalink

High Fructose corn syrup is not real food...it's a chemical composition...now..should it have been approved by the FDA as safe for consuption??? hell no..it's a poison...see why the FDA should be gotten rid of ??

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Alright, so with no FDA, what

Submitted by Dr. NO. on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:01. Permalink

Alright, so with no FDA, what would have happened?

It would still be sold...people would still be eating it.

Plenty of people want to eat and do stuff that is terrible for them that the FDA bans. The ban alone changes no behaviour!

Additionally, the FDA does not exist to regulate what YOU consider "healthy" or proper. When it comes to food, they are there to prevent things that are TOXIC. Things that cause serious health problems. Like, for example, drugs that can kill you, pesticides that can sterilize you, food that has gone bad; etc.

They want absolute proof, and moreover, they tend to go for things that have an immediate, short-term effect. It is harder to prove damage in longer-term effects.

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