TFM® said...

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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>> James Silverton said...
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>>> Andy wrote on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:17:51 -0500:
>>>
>>>> I just saw a TV commercial about HFCS. A teen "couple" are
>>>> having a picnic and the girl is eating something with HFCS in
>>>> it and the boy is about to pounce, pronouncing the stuff crap
>>>> and the girl says with a smile, "it's made from corn..." and
>>>> it ends with him, needing a girlfriend relenting and reaching
>>>> for a taste.
>>>
>>>> Ya think the food concerns using HFCS are trying to fight back
>>>> against smart consumers?
>>>
>>>> Personally, I found the commercial revolting.
>>>
>>>> Naturally, be your own judge.
>>>
>>> I'll go along with concerns over excessive intake of sugars (and
>>> fructose is only one of them) and also the attempt to play corn syrup
>>> as a substitute for oil in salad dressings (not in my opinion) but not
>>> everyone agrees that HFCS is any danger in itself, especially when it
>>> is listed in order on the ingredients.. There are a lot of urban
>>> legends out there. Look how het up Europeans get about GM foods.
>>
>>
>> James,
>>
>> Valid points that I'm not going to debate.
>>
>> All I recall from the year-ago-studies is that HFCS is genetically
>> engineered with the specific intention of tricking one or another brain
>> receptors into not letting the brain actually know that the stomach is
>> full, so you'll overeat and as a consequence, buy more of their
>> products more often than usual, end resulting in making them more
>> profits.
>>
>> I hope/wish I'm mistaken.
>
>
> You're not. Can you say, "Fat-Ass"?
>
> Jesus Christ on a popsicle stick, why is it so hard for people to figure
> out why their kids are so ****ing fat?
>
> They're being overfed with garbage.
>
> I ate my fill in a tree, the garden, an orchard. Food was free and
> plentiful in those days.
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> Now it's a $15,000 fine if you get caught in an orange grove.
>
> I'm glad I'm getting older. The next 3 generations will be like
> something from a sci-fi movie.
>
>
> TFM®


TFM®,

I spent many summer years o' my youth climbing in and out of apple and plum
trees eating their fruit! Throwing cores and pits at cows! ))

Best,

Andy
STILL likes apples!