Tag: hfcs
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Mexican Coke Shipped To US Will Still Use Cane Sugar
from ap.org: Fans of “Mexican Coke” in the U.S. need not worry about any sweetener changes. Americans who buy the glass bottles of Coke exported from Mexico may have been dismayed by recent online reports that a Mexican independent bottler planned to switch from sugar to fructose to cut costs. Unlike the exported bottles of…
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#BingeAndPurge: Rejection, Election, Oddities and more
U2, Bono? Celeb Partners With Monsanto to Biowreck Africa With GMOs // Another State Reports Uncontrolled Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse // FDA Rejects New Name for High Fructose Corn Syrup // Why Oregon’s Attorney General Election May Be Referendum on Medical Marijuana With National Consequences // “Nine meals away from anarchy” // Global warming…
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Cancer Feeds On Fructose, America’s Number One Source Of Calories
High-fructose corn syrup is the primary source of calories in the United States. In addition to containing mercury, a known carcinogen, cancer cells actually feed on high-fructose corn syrup after it is metabolized by the liver.
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‘High-Fructose Corn Syrup’ Getting Rebranded As ‘Corn Sugar’
The good news: Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup is at a 20-year low. The bad news: The folks who make this insidious sweetener aim to rebrand it to boost sales.
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9/2 Binge & Purge: Control The Food, Control The People
Police begin ‘guns drawn’ raids on organic food stores in California // Key victories over HFCS, MSG, GMO & more // Infant formulas are contaminated with aluminum // Almost half of bottled water comes from taps // Study: Organic produce superior to conventional
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8/19 binge & purge: sour, sugar & service
‘fructose-slurping’ cancer could sour the soda business* gm salmon: aquabounty tech seeks fda approval of fast-growing salmon* sugar beetdown; monsanto wins again* dems may use food-stamp money to pay for michelle’s nutrition initiative* US food crops absorb toxic pharmaceuticals & personal care products from treated wastewater* wic should include more organic, says senate; congress disagrees*…
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media monarchy on ‘the invisible hand’ with tracy twyman
from tracy twyman: This episode of The Invisible Hand features my recent interview with James Evan Pilato, Editor of Media Monarchy, Food World Order, and CyberSpace War. This episode focuses entirely on the subject of “weaponized food”, including the fact that rats fed genetically modified food were found to be unable to breed after the…
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study shows hfcs may cause obesity, diabetes & heart disease
from consumerist: A University of California study on human subjects seems to indicate what food activists have long believed: high fructose corn syrup has special qualities which cause humans to pork up like animals in a feed lot. Oh, and it also may help cause life-threatening chronic diseases. The study was small, but frightening… High…
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10/22 binge & purge: sweet scams, recalls, gates & vilsack
high-fructose corn syrup produces toxic chemical ‘hmf’ when heated … but meanwhile, junk food industry front groups fight back* organic baby food recall: plum organics apple & carrot* north korea food shortage ‘desperate’* ethiopia faces large food shortfall* un says more investment in agriculture needed to tackle world hunger* bill gates: gm foods conflict threatens…
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6/18 binge & purge
what’s on my food?searchable database reveals toxicology of pesticide residue*nais: farmers & ranchers under attack*video: processed people*tap water worries have you buying bottled? safeway loves you*uk study finds 12-fold increase in autism*vatican study endorses frankenfood for our security*doctors warn: avoid genetically modified food*gm crops are harmful to your health*coke zero, dangerous? venezuela says yes*hr2749: totalitarian…
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pharmawater, superweed & hr20: mental screening for mom
tons of released drugs taint US water*drugmakers, water pollution, and another ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy*high-fructose corn syrup beverages linked to heart risks*sprouting seeds for health*video: new frugality: the organic gardener*’superweed’ explosion threatens monsanto heartlands*hr20, new mother’s mandated mental health test passes house*hr20, mothers act opens up state control over family planning*mother’s act: mandatory screening…
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envirohealth: corn syrup, mercury, vaccines & carbon bullprint
study finds high-fructose corn syrup contains mercuryfrom healthday news: Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies. HFCS has…