Posted on 05/19/2005 12:02:46 PM PDT by manny613
Oops, make that 25,814 — not 400,000.
In March 2004, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said 400,000 Americans die each year due to obesity-related problems. But wait. Citing flawed data, four months ago the CDC revised the number down to 365,000. But now, another branch of the CDC says the first branch — the CDC's Division of Adult and Community Health — got it wrong. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics says, no, the real figure is 111,909. And after you deduct the beneficial effects of being moderately overweight, the figure declines to 25,814!
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actually the switch from cane sugar to corn sweetner has had a huge effect also, the body reacts totaly different to it and stores it almost immediatly.
yes, you're right there....5/8 226 lbs. Heart rate and blood pressure awfully good then! Walking upstairs carrying tile must be a good cardio workout.
And corn syrup also seems to be in almost everything.
Another ingredient that is interesting is the flavor inhancer yeast extract. It is possible to create glutamic acid from it which is similiar to MSG. This is another food modifier found in almost everything that is packaged.
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