dangers of sugar on 60 minutes

[bigguns078]

What about Agave. Heard that was a good sugar/honey substitute.

Agave on the store shelves is not the same unrefined sweetner that is used by the natives of Mexico.. They use the core of the plant, similiar to the core of a pineapple, which mainly constitutes starch, similiar to corn.. This starch then undergoes a chemical process similiar to HFCS to create a sweetner that is about 70% fructose or higher in concentration.. That’s right, the refined fructose in agave nectar is much more concentrated than the fructose in HFCS. A natural agave product does exist in Mexico, a molasses type of syrup from concentrated plant nectar, but availability is limited and it is expensive to produce.

 

[LucaB]

Wow.. definitely going to talk to the ex wife and lower my kids intake for sure..

 

[TNH]

I don't trust any of the artificial sweeteners, I have cane sugar if I must have something sweet..... but even that must be used moderately (or minimally) if you are trying to optimize health, IMO.

 

[Uluwatu]

Aspartame is made from the shit of ecoli.....It is horrible for you. Do some research on it from independent sources. I guarantee you will try to never eat anything with aspartame in it again, if you value your health.

 

[DenseGains]

Here are a couple of articles you may want to check out. I have the PDF study on my laptop somewhere and will look for it so I can post it. But for now here you guys go..

Aspartame found to cause breast cancer, leukemia and lymphomas in latest animal experiments
This is an article by Mike Adams extremely respected in his field on GMO Foods, Organic Foods, and extensive knowledge on how to use nature to cure many illnesses.

New Study by Ramazzini Institute Confirms Aspartame Carcinogenic - Health Supreme
Ok this article actually has links to the data friends.

awesome information man thumbs up thanks for the links.

 

[nandro]

wow its a good thing 60 minutes didn't discuss the dangers of anabolic steroids. then what would say!

 

[Pitbullmike007]

Is Aspartame already added to sum food or drinks ? Is so which ones ? ,, or is it an additive u have to manually add to ur drink or food ? .. I prob go thru bout 15-20 packs of splenda a week in my coffee .. Or in my oatmeal , maybe shud switch to using cane sugar an natal honey

 

[Uluwatu]

Is Aspartame already added to sum food or drinks ? Is so which ones ? ,, or is it an additive u have to manually add to ur drink or food ? .. I prob go thru bout 15-20 packs of splenda a week in my coffee .. Or in my oatmeal , maybe shud switch to using cane sugar an natal honey

Its already added to just about all sugar free and sugarless products, including diet soda and diet drinks ice teas etc...