Hidden Calories

I recently saw a commercial on TV that showed a man offering a popsicle to his girlfriend and she refused because it had high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in it. He went on to explain that its all natural because it comes from corn so she ate it. Of course, at the bottom of the screen was 'Paid for by the corn farmers of America.' Its extremely cheap and profitable so the more places they can cram it in things the better for the bank. The problem is just that: it's in everything from breads, ice creams, soups and everything else that comes in packages. The average grocery store has up to 45,000 items and corn is in about a quarter of those, often in the form of HFCS. The average person consumes up to 12 teaspoons of it a day and teenagers and others can reach up to 80% more than that. This leads to Type 2 diabetes, forms of cancers and many other cronic, unnecessary illnesses. The drug industries make a fortune off these diseases. They also try to disguise the name HFCS with terms such as crystalized fructose, which is what it says: crystalized corn syrup. Also added to HFCS is arsnic, heavy metals, lead and chloride. Apetizing right? Think twice next time you go for that soft drink or worse yet a diet version. I wont even get into that one today! Be aware of what your putting into your body and read the labels. If you can't pronounce the ingredients or they are longer than the series of 'Harry Potter,' then chances are its not real food but a cocktail of a processed chemicals.