It seems like I’m always writing about sugar…
The granulated sugar supply in the U.S. comes from two agricultural sources: half from sugar cane and the other half from sugar beets. Recently, American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, along with several other leading sugar manufacturers announced that they will be sourcing their sugar from genetically [...]
Entries Tagged as 'food issues'
genetically engineered sugar will hit the u.s. market in 2008
June 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: food issues · health
high sugar consumption is linked to baldness in both men and women
May 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
My point: Consume less sugar, flour, starch, and alcohol to prevent hair loss and baldness.
This is another example of big pharmaceutical and food industries lying and cheating to consumers, and victimizing the public. The traditional theory dealing with baldness was that it is caused by the male hormone, testosterone. Testosterone is converted to another hormone [...]
Tags: beauty · food issues · health
food advertising leads to obesity
May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
My point: I think that TV advertising is the single greatest factor contributing to obesity. People, especially children, tend to purchase and consume foods that are more widely advertised. The problem is that advertised foods are the most highly processed and packaged foods. This is leading to the obesity epidemic.
Food is supposed to nourish, replenish, [...]
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the dangers of industrial food
May 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
In Short: Everything we eat is basically corn. That’s unnatural and its screwing up everything.
For those of you haven’t heard of Michael Pollan, he’s a professor of journalism here at Berkeley. I’ve been reading some of his books and articles. One of his best works, in my opinon, is The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Pollan introduces [...]
Tags: food issues
save water. help earth. a lot.
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
There’s been a lot of new lately about the global food shortage, with one of the main causes of the shortage cited as the severe drought that is many regions of the globe are undergoing. Here are a few articles discussing the subject: http://www.alternet.org/water/83796/, http://www.theledger.com/article/20080430/NEWS/804300403/1023, and http://current.com/items/88825320_feeling_the_squeeze.
This issue has really alarmed me, so I’ve [...]
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lies, deceit, and ingredient labels
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Since becoming a raw foodist, I’ve learned to read the ingredient labels of the food I eat very carefully. Still, there’s only limited information you can get from these food labels, and I’ve always been a bit uneasy about FDA regulations. One of the main problems I’ve seen is the regulation which states that any [...]
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chocolate pudding, global food shortage
April 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Chocolate Pudding
I have to credit Rishi for coming up with the concept for this recipe, but I do it big. This is one of the most simple and easy to make raw desserts out there- Raw Chocolate Pudding. It’s awesome because I can literally make this stuff by the gallon–and I practically eat it by [...]
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