Are you a corn syrup junkie?

I was listening to a program on National Public Radio
recently.  The guest was Dr. David Kessler, former
head of the FDA. He took on Big Tobacco in the 1990s.
The renowned  doctor  is now on a mission to change
America’s eating habits.

Someone called into the show and asked him about the
prevalence of high fructose corn syrup in processed
foods.

Boy, did that set him off!

What Dr. Kessler said next was scary.

High amounts of sweetener–along with sodium and fat-
makes you want to eat more.

That’s why the commercial food industry adds corn syrup
& sugar to any product imaginable. It’s also why Americans
are overweight and diabetes is on the rise.

I first learned about this 5 years ago. My then 62
year old mother developed type 2 diabetes out of the
blue.

The first thing the doctors told her was
she had to lose weight and get off the processed
foods.  That’s right– they said it like she was
hooked on drugs or something.

At first it was rough going. Her sugar cravings were
prompting her to keep eating the same old way.  For about
3 months she kept waking up in the middle of the night
craving glazed donuts.  Some people get insomnia from
worry.  She had insomnia from wanting to eat something
sweet!

Luckily fear of heart disease and loss of vision
eventually won out.  Today her eating habits are
stellar.  No more processed food.

In fact, if it weren’t for Mom’s diabetes
diagnosis-I’d still be eating poorly myself.

When I found out about Healthy Urban Kitchen-it
was like the lights were turned on..  No more
guesswork or complicated recipes.  I even bought a
copy for Mom.  I think she’s stopped using recipes
from any other source!

It’s not just diabetes that’s on the rise either.
There are a host of medical issues-from depression to
skin disease -all related to food allergies.

Many people have a bad reaction to high fructose corn syrup
–and don’t even know it! Irritable bowel syndrome,
constipation-even asthma-can all be triggered by corn
syrup intolerance.

If you’re fed up with choosing between health and
great tasting food-click here:

www.healthurbankitchen.com

Here’s an experiment to try next time
you’re at the grocery store.  Visit EVERY aisle
where there are packaged and processed foods.  Don’t
say I didn’t warn you when you read the ingredients
and  see  corn syrup, corn syrup, corn syrup.

As Dr. Kessler said on the show-there’s been an
explosion in processed foods in the past 2 decades.
And no coincidence-an explosion in obesity, food
allergies & diabetes.

We are at the mercy of the food industry.

Or maybe not.

Healthy Urban Kitchen shows you how to take your power
back.  It takes the mystery out of shopping for the
right ingredients, shows you easy cooking techniques,
and  provides recipes that will make you wonder why
you ever settled for prepared foods.

www.healthurbankitchen.com

That’s it for now.  If you do only one thing between now
and the next post-I urge you to toss out products
in your kitchen that contain high fructose corn syrup.

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