I don’t know if you guys have been paying attention or seeing the changes that have been taking place, but it’s almost daily…
Yesterday, Welches announced that all their products would shift to all natural dyes and ingredients by May, starting with their fruit snacks. Pepsi Company also announced that they will be following in the footsteps of CokeCola... that on Monday, announced they would no longer be using corn syrup, and would instead use cane sugar. This means that almost immediately, 60%+ of all sodas will no longer have corn syrup in them.
From Popular Science (natural sugar vs. high fructose corn syrup [HFCS]):
“…your body handles fructose metabolism differently from glucose metabolism, and products made with only fructose can cause metabolic issues as well as digestive problems. Pure fructose more directly impacts blood sugar, and eventually can lead to decreased insulin sensitivity and high triglycerides.”
Basically, your body doesn’t process HFCS properly, and can lead to diabetes and other things because the body doesn’t respond appropriately as it would with normal sugar. HFCS has, for the last 20 years, been the primary ingredient in literally everything that’s sweet. This is dramatically different than what many of us grew up with in the 1980s and even in the 90s where everything used normal sugar.
Anyway, continuing on what I said, Lays has also announced that they’re going to start (by the end of the year) removing Canola Oil (which causes inflammation and joint pain) and HFCS from all of their products, and instead will be using all natural ingredients, including more avocado oils and (some other oil that I forget). It's a daily thing... and we're starting to see a "sea change," which means that as more and more companies take the leap to go back to more natural and less engineered ingredients, it's resulting in a push factor... meaning that companies that don't end up switching, will look bad, and likely lose business.
Again… RFK Jr. is very much a Democrat, pro-Abortion, and largely for big government and a lot of the things I definitely do not support. But love him or hate him… he absolutely was the best pick for this position. I know the MSM is not being kind to him, but he’s making huge changes that are absolutely making a difference for people, and will ultimately dramatically improve the health of this country.
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Basically, your body doesn’t process HFCS properly, and can lead to diabetes and other things because the body doesn’t respond appropriately as it would with normal sugar. HFCS has, for the last 20 years, been the primary ingredient in literally everything that’s sweet. This is dramatically different than what many of us grew up with in the 1980s and even in the 90s where everything used normal sugar.
When is the last time you had a Coca Cola ? There are areas in San Antonio you still can get a Mexican Coco Cola. Much better tasting.
Yes Todd, I believe RFK Jr ia doing a lot of good things. Things the democrats would not let him do. I believe RFK Jr believes in what he is doing and does it with passion.
When is the last time you had a Coca Cola ? There are areas in San Antonio you still can get a Mexican Coco Cola. Much better tasting.
Yes Todd, I believe RFK Jr ia doing a lot of good things. Things the democrats would not let him do. I believe RFK Jr believes in what he is doing and does it with passion.
You can actually get the Mexican CokeCola in most places now, but it's considered "specialty." That's because they knew they were losing market share to people who simply just stopped buying the product... not that they necessarily went to alternatives. So they were offering it in places like Whole Foods, Wegmans, HEB, whatever the fancy grocery is for your area. But I'm so glad that we're starting to see a change... and that companies are feeling pressured to do so. Of course, it also helps Florida... which produces a lot of cane sugar in central and west-central Florida.
But it wasn't just Democrats if you remember... there were many Republicans who were against it too. I don't think it had anything to do with policy... I think it had to do with lobbying. Despite the bullshit that many of these companies say publicly... it's what's said to the congressional representatives that's more important. There's so much lobbying from these companies to resist things like this. The changes that were made happened slowly. It started with corn subsidies, for example, which were brought on by the demand for greener and cheaper fuels, and to bolster the farming industry. This led to a glut of corn, and cheaper alternatives for sweeteners for companies... who universally shifted to HFCS within ~5 years in the late 90s and early 2000s. Same with dyes, and other ingredients that were put in there to make things last longer on the shelf, and create this culture of shopping once a month, rather than weekly or twice a week like they do in Europe. "Bulk purchases" as is often done.
To undue all of this would result in significant profit loss, restructuring of the assembly line and the supply chain, in addition to packaging changes and who knows what else. The companies absolutely didn't want this... but we knew these things are harming us... so RFK Jr. had significant resistance on both sides. Honestly... the only Republicans that DID support it, were ones who were more or less scared to go against Trump... and probably got a lot of pressure from lobbyists to fight RFK's. In the Senate (where it mattered), even Mitch McConnell voted against him.
I'm happy to see this. I've been reading about the "bad stuff" associated with HFCS for a long time. Also, I'll mention that Steak 'n' Shake has started using beef tallow instead of vegetable oil to do their burgers and fries. Over the recent years, I have wondered why their food didn't taste as good as I had remembered it. It might just be psychological, but since I heard about the switch, the last couple of times I ate there, the food just seemed to taste better.
So.... I'll tip my hat to RFK. He still comes off, to me, as a bit of a crackpot. But I believe he's trying to do right by us.
Sodas are easy to identify and avoid. It is the HFCS in many other foods that are not obvious and are harder to avoid. I am sure RFK Junior is encouraging other food makers to make the switch too.
I'm happy to see this. I've been reading about the "bad stuff" associated with HFCS for a long time. Also, I'll mention that Steak 'n' Shake has started using beef tallow instead of vegetable oil to do their burgers and fries. Over the recent years, I have wondered why their food didn't taste as good as I had remembered it. It might just be psychological, but since I heard about the switch, the last couple of times I ate there, the food just seemed to taste better.
So.... I'll tip my hat to RFK. He still comes off, to me, as a bit of a crackpot. But I believe he's trying to do right by us.
Yep... TOTALLY. My first job was at McDonalds. I worked there back in 1994 when I turned 16, and I distinctly remember that while I was there, we had already switched to vegetable oil from beef tallow. The changeover started two years earlier in 1992, but they continued to use up old stock and slowly phase it in. Shortly after I started there, we began mixing them together to fill the fryers. The transition was supposed to be slow and mostly unnoticed, but it did change the flavor.
I've started to see more and more companies shift, and this makes me happy. I'm still seeing stupid news articles that say, "Experts say there's no scientific basis that says HFCS is bad..." bullshit, there's been tons and tons of studies on it. If you go and watch the movie "Fatso" with Dom Delouise from the 80s... the "fat people" in that movie look like most of us mid-40s people today. I remember in the 80s and 90s, people just weren't fat like they are today. It makes me so angry to think how many people have died or are dying from diabetes as a result of the **** they put in our food today.
And on that point...
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Originally posted by Doug85GT:
Sodas are easy to identify and avoid. It is the HFCS in many other foods that are not obvious and are harder to avoid. I am sure RFK Junior is encouraging other food makers to make the switch too.
THIS... exactly this. It's easy to say... "just eat healthy." But literally everything you eat has some form of HFCS in it. My daughter is interested in a lot of things going on today, and she asks me questions... and I always try to be fair. This morning, we quickly went through the pantry and looked at the ingredients of all the different things in there. Foods that were international foods had normal cane sugar in them. Everything that was domestic... from potato chips, to candy, to cereal, to canned peaches, all had HFCS in them. Oddly, one of the things that didn't was a Hersheys chocolate bar that's made in the US, but also exported to Canada, Mexico, and South America... also had cane sugar.
But on your point... it's literally in everything. Unless you STRICTLY only eat fruit, vegetables, and meats from the grocery store (basically "paleo")... and NEVER use any sauces, salad dressings, etc... then you are always going to have basically HFCS in almost everything you eat. It's so messed up.
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