Food News: The Corn Epidemic

Stop eating corn now, its killing you! That may be harder to do than you think. A documentary by mosaic films, King Corn, sees two best friends go on a journey to find out where their food comes from and why they found corn in their hair. After seeing the film I realized that I had no idea about the food I was eating everyday. It seems that just about everything contains large amounts of corn based derivatives. The largest offender by far is High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)! Its in everything; bread, ketchup, yogurt, soft-drinks, salad dressing, cookies, ect... You name it, HFCS is in it! It is not that corn is bad for you it is that HFCS manufacturers use industrial corn to make a cheap sugar like substance that is very bad for your body (in large consistent amounts; when substituted for nutrients; when used as a preservative). It is cheap because the united states produces to much industrial corn every year. HFCS drives down the price of food by lowering production cost (the quality). It seems as long as the average American consumer spends less on food that tastes sweet no-one cares. This nation wide misconception is leading to many stunning new revelations about our health...

This generation will be the first generation in U.S. history to have an average life span shorter than the previous generation...

All the sugar is causing type 2 diabetes on an epic scale in increasingly younger Americans...

The solution, choose to eat food created by responsible farmers that do not subscribe to the nations unsustainable food model. Take food supplements to fill in the gaps in your nutrition. Drink plenty of water and exercise. I personally look for the organic symbol on products so I know it has not been processed in any unnatural ways. I also make sure to ask questions when I'm at the grocery store. If the grocery clerk doesn't know where it came from its ingredients probably came from a lab. The way the animal lived and what it was fed everyday dramatically effects the end product as well. My favorite place is my local Whole Foods Market. When I shop there I don't have to work so hard because they have done the hard work for me. Plus they care about the environment too.

Good Eating,
-CeddeeBear