Experimental chipmunks were made to drink Coca-Cola from a straw ....   Just kidding. That's not the research study. Although, you know what's funny, is that IF I said that there were some research design that did this, we wouldn't doubt it!!   Back to reality. What researchers actually did show in this article is the relationship between Fructose-sweetened beverages and the development of Metabolic Syndrome. 
  My morning audio podcast on this is here.
  From the article: "Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a condition characterised by central obesity, hypertension, and disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism. The syndrome has been linked to increased risks of both type 2 diabetes and CVD."   We are told many conflicting things by research science, by the corn growers association (gee, I wonder what they're going to tell us to do), and by novel diet theories that will certainly bombard anew us each January.   For you and me, however, we should rely on some long overdue common sense. Eat food. That goes for your drinks as well. If there needs to be a research study to determine whether or not its SAFE FOR YOU (hello?), perhaps the best first-pass solution is to just back up and consume things that we know are safe.   Help us change the culture of health. Share this article.


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 Good morning everyone!!

I read this article and it had that wonderful mixture of grossness and fascination, so I just had to pass it along to you all.  

It's all about the various Halloween Horrors that medical research is looking at ... for our own health!! 

My iTunes podcast on the Horrors, the Horrors (apologies to all except those who know "Apocalypse Now") is here ...

Have a great day today.
Will

 Went to the Obesity help event in New York. It was excellent, and fun, and full of positive energy. 

I have some thoughts on genes, experience, and the balance between the two in this audio. 

Looking forward to your thoughts!!
Will
http://www.willclower.com/bariatrics

Good morning. Do you ever read something in the news and say, "WHAT??" That's EXACTLY how I felt when I read about the food industry's Smart Choices labeling program. 

Here is this morning's audio on Smart Choices labeling. 

Okay, here's the bottom line -- they want to convince you that Fruit Loops (with all the dyes, and despite the fact that it is 40% sugar by weight, dear lord) is actually good for you!!

WHAT??

The point I want to make for us is that our Culture of Health creates this, allows this, and even encourages this. It's one of the factors that surround us and encourage us to make food choice decisions that are terrible for us.  

Well, now, and thank goodness, the FDA is looking into the health claims of the food industry people. The FDA suspects that the people foisting Fruit Loops as a health food might be (and this is just complete lunacy I know) MIGHT be misleading into giving our children food that is bad for them ... just for their profit margins  -- gasp, can you imagine? 

The Smart Choices are likely not the "Smart Choices".