Posts Tagged ‘chemical additives’

Obesity has a connection to the English language. They have found that the countries with the highest obesity rates are the USA, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. This list is from the highest to lowest, America is number one. Goes to show America is first in something even if it is only fatness.

The one thing that all these countries have in common is that they are English-speaking nations with the exception of Mexico. The latest Organization for Economic Co-Operating and Development (OECD) report on obesity rates of 33 countries 6 English-speaking ones are in the top 7 of the list.

Among the ten slimmest countries in the OECD are Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Austria.

The implications for American’s are loud and clear learn a new language, and stop trying to teach everyone English. The real problem is the exposure to the material that you can read, view, and understand when you speak the language of the country that can fill, pasteurize, put in pouches, blister  pack, and vacuum pack, shrink wrapped, genetically modify, color, preserve, and chemically imitate flavors to bring it to market as food.

We need fresh ideas to help stem the tide, so we don’t become the biggest exporters of lard. America is flexible like a rock when it comes to taking responsibility on solutions to the 21^st century need to change food packaging and manufacturing.

Currently America can crush competition on high shelf life products. We can win the battle on the economy front because we have the technical resources for thermoform packaging, production, delivery, and the means to gauge global viability and vulnerability. We may stand tall in the market, but we also stand wide, with waist sizes growing by the day.

Obesity is connected to the English language, because it may well be the language of greed in the food packing and manufacturing industry.

Ready to eat cereal isn’t breakfast food even though it is marketed as such. Have a hearty breakfast seems to mean open, pour, and down it in about 90 seconds.. Mainstream diets are loaded with calories striped of any measure of nutrition. Having a hearty breakfast means to some people means apple cinnamon, fruity, and sugary.

Consumers who enjoy these should be impressed with the variety. Many of these brands claim that it is proven that their cereals have health benefits. Many boast that they have 50% less sugar, are cholesterol free, low fat and a good source of vitamins

Ironically, artificial or chemical renditions of vitamins have been implicated in causing more harm than good. According to a story in The New Your Times July 23, sugary cereals are still being promoted on TV as a healthy breakfast food.

Another trend is what I call “thing” rather than food. It is promoted as a real egg product. The word product says it all. It is made from egg whites without the yolks to cut out the fat and cholesterol. Flavors and colorings are added to make the things look and taste more like the real deal.

The message is that you can mill, cut, shape it and come up with a totally innovative way to promote it, but it can never be quite like fresh food. However, it will create impressive profit margins. 

Nearly all processed food sabotages your health. Fruits and vegetables aren’t shelf stable. Produce doesn’t last even in the refrigerator for an extended period of time. Americans may be throwing out more than they consume. As processed food retailers and manufacturers sales increases; fruits and vegetables are not lined up for any growth in sales. Despite the baby-carrot $25 million advertising campaign and other initiatives we haven’t seen any real growth in mass market appeal.

Cereal isn’t a meal by any stretch of the imagination. It may be rich in sugar, sodium, calories, and the wrong fats, but it meets no ones dietary needs. What is relevant is these manufactured products replace the whole foods in your diet.

Fruits and vegetables are a breakfast, lunch, and dinner food. Just pair it with some good protein and fats and you are ready to go.

ADHD behaviors as seen in children seem to have very little meaning.

ADHD Diagnoses

An ADHD diagnosis seems to be arbitrary. Two published studies seem to say something is wrong with the way ADHD is diagnosed in young children. In the U.S. nearly one million kids may be misdiagnosed just because they are the youngest in their kindergarten class. The youngest in the class is twice as likely to be on stimulant medication.

What was found the youngest children were much more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and be prescribed behavior modifying stimulants such as Ritalin.

Could it be the teacher was just having a bad hair day, and had no patience for an unruly 5 year old?  Since this is such a subjective diagnosis this can be a factor.

Hyperactivity

Hyperactivity in a five year old seems normal to a sedentary adult. This is a perception, not always a reality. It is estimated that the misdiagnosis rate is about 1 in 5, and that 900,000 of the 4.5 million children currently diagnosed with ADHD have been misdiagnosed.

Wow, 4.5 million children diagnosed with ADHD is correct. I don’t buy it. With our diet, and vaccine schedule it is possible that we have fostered a nation of unruly children. This number doesn’t add up. 

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention deficit disorder is a relatively new term. It use to be called rambunctious, acting out, class clown, energetic, and irascible behavior. With a profit center build around Ritalin, a new term is just what the drug companies ordered.

Legal drugs vs. Street Drugs, the difference profit for big pharma: