How’s the RWF effort going? Reading labels a little more?
I’ve got some interesting statistics today. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) put out a report in February, 2013, that states that between 2000 and 2010, Americans total calorie consumption declined, yet American’s weight increased.
Some Visual:
In 1980, 46% of all Americans were overweight.
In 2000, 62% of all Americans were overweight.
In 2012, 70% of all Americans were overweight.
More Visual:
In 1992, Americans spent 30 Billion a year on Diet Products.
In 2007, Americans spent 60 Billion a year on Diet Products.
In 2010, Americans spent 70 Billion a year on Diet Products.
Americans are eating significantly less Red Meat, Dairy, and Whole Milk than in 1950. The CDC, and the AJCN (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition), who had much comment on the CDC report, are both confused. They hold strongly to a “calories in, calories out” paradigm; or should I say, “calories in, calories out” fantasy.
70% of the Food Americans Eat Is Processed and Refined. That’s a lot of Chemicals, Refined Carbs/Sugars, and Hydrogenated Oils.
Diet Foods are 100% processed and refined.
These foods make our body sick, depressed, fat, broken, and hungry.
Here’s an ingredient list from Chips Ahoy Reduced Fat Cookies:
Flour Enriched (
Wheat Flour,
Niacin,
Iron Reduced,
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1) [
Vitamin B1] ,
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) [
Vitamin B2] ,
Folic Acid (Vitamin aB)) ,
Sugar,
Chocolate Chips Semisweet (
Sugar,
Chocolate,
Dextrose,
Cocoa Butter,
Soy Lecithin An Emulsifier and,
Vanillin An Artificial Flavor) ,
Soybean(s) Oil Partially Hydrogenated,
Leavening (
Baking Soda,
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate,
Ammonium Phosphate) ,
Fructose,
Corn Syrup High Fructose,
Salt,
Soy Lecithin An Emulsifier,
Whey from Milk,
Flavor(s) Natural & Artificial,
Caramel Color
Doesn’t look like the ingredients on the back of the chocolate chip bag, does it. Seven sources of refined carbs, which stimulate Insulin production (the Fat Storage hormone), Soy ( phytoestroten, thyroid slowing, gut disrupting), partially hydrogenated oils (inflammatory and cell disrupting), MSG/flavors(neurotoxin), and Caramel Color.
Here’s the scoop on Caramel Color: The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has been petitioning the FDA for years to get caramel color out of the food supply. Both Coke and Pepsi took it out of their products last year when the CSPI published reports showing that it could cause Thyroid and Liver Cancer, and Leukemia. The FDA is investigating….
If you want to lose weight, get healthy, and feel good mentally, you’ve got to get off the processed foods. There’s just not one redeeming quality about them. Whether they’re diet or non-diet, they make you sick, fat, broken, and hungry. Eat Real Whole Foods.
