Blowin' in the Wind

A while ago I wrote an entry about "King Corn" & high-fructose corn syrup. It was not very detailed, and chances are this won't be either. BUT I am wondering how many of you have seen the recent ads that are pro-HFCS. They drive me INSANE. There is also a website as part of this campaign, which includes the ads if you haven't seen them. It is completely frustrating.

If you're going to drink pop, drink Jones or Goose Island (they make good beer also, and it's in Chicago so it's relatively nearby). They are sweetened with pure cane sugar, and why shouldn't they be?! Americans value cheap more than healthy, and that's just weird to me. Although there might not be enough evidence to make the FDA change their mind about HFCS, there is still a staggering amount of evidence against it. I am going to recommend King Corn yet again...Watch it. Even if you don't believe the hype about it making people fatter, there is no way to deny that it is harmful to the environment.

On a related note, I caught a documentary ("Sweet Misery") last night on 'excitotoxins' such as MSG and aspartame. They caused holes in the brains of lab mice, and these studies were hidden from the FDA when aspartame was in the process of approval. Excitotoxicity is the damaging and/or of nerve cells from said toxins. While the documentary wasn't presenting in the most interesting way possible, the facts presented were interesting and you should definitely consider them.