Is Eating Sugar Really That Bad for Us? http://www.alternet.org/story/145367/is_eating_sugar_really_that_bad_for_us January 27, 2010 Americans eat 156 pounds of sugar per person per year. How did this happen and how concerned should we be? Want to gross yourself out? Imagine eating eight teaspoons of sugar straight out of the bag. Yeek, right? That’s how much sugar is […]
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Your Body WITHIN ONE HOUR of drinking soda
January 25th, 2010 
Mom This is a bit off topic, but maybe not – as we work towards understanding what is going on with our children’s bodies… Your Body Within One Hour of Drinking Soda http://www.drmomma.org/2008/01/your-body-within-1-hour-of-drinking.html I have to admit, as a former teacher, I used to cringe when I saw the amounts of soda my students could put […]
Sugar May Be Bad, But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly
January 4th, 2010 Mom Sugar May Be Bad, But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/HighFructose-Corn-Syrup-Alters-Human-Metabolism.aspx Scientists have proved for the first time that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis. Fructose, a sweetener usually derived from corn, can cause dangerous […]
High Fructose Corn Syrup is good for you…. yeah sure.
September 5th, 2008 Mom How stupid do you think we are? Seriously. High Fructose Corn Syrup is bad for you – everyone knows it, but yet, let’s put commercials on TV to show how great it is for you because after all, it’s made from corn: Oh look… a website for their campaign: High Fructose Corn Syrup Facts
