Sweet, White, and Deadly Diet soft drinks, with their promise of low-calorie pop consumption, are the dieter’s saviour and the soft drink industry’s bonanz.
Fructose and Fat Cells According to the US Department of Agriculture, refined sugar - sucrose - accounted for 86 percent of all sweeteners used in 1966. Today, high-fructose corn syrup has a 55 percent stake in the market. The problem is we may be paying for it with our lives.
A Time to Take Charge In our toxic world, children are the most susceptible victims. Some of the worst chemicals are consumed in a typical Canadian child’s diet on a daily basis, including several grams of trans fatty acids - the toxic byproduct of vegetable oil hydrogenation.
Trans Ban Last fall, NDP leader Jack Layton introduced a motion in Parliament that called on the federal government to present a Bill to eliminate trans fat from food sold in Canada.
Are You Poisoning Your Kids? Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry and has been responsible for many neurological problems such as seizures, manic depression, rage and violence. This methanol toxicity mimics multiple sclerosis, so people were being diagnosed with MS in error.
Colourful and Toxic Artificial food colourings are harmful to children, but foods marketed to kids are often loaded with them. These common food additives aren’t good for adults, either.
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