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The USDA does not track consumption, only production. And the U.S. is a net importer of sugar. ETA: Food processors, fearing that there would be a shortage of sugar, argued with the government that the importation of sugar should be expanded.

So true. My grandmother said that a sugary-treat was a rare event and she blamed teenage acne and childhood obesity on the eating of sugar. Interestingly, the movies of the 1930s reflected the suspicions that people had about sugar consumption. Eating candy was thought to be the province of spoiled children and…

Well, at least maple trees are not sprayed with glyphosate (Roundup) as non-organic sugar beets and sugar cane (not to mention that non-organic wheat, corn, soy, and potatoes are as well. And wheat and potatoes are not yet even GMO!). Scientists are starting to raise the alarm over glyphosate residue in more and more food…

In my opinion, binge eating is a symptom of malnutrition--your body is driving you in a search for nutrients--both micronutrients and particularly protein and fat among the macronutrients. If you follow the correct diet (cutting out non-nourishing food and concentrating on nutrient-dense food, particularly vegetables, but…

That may be true today among hunter-gatherers because of the uncertainty of water supplies but in at least one ancient group of hunter-gatherer/early agriculturalists, (the Israelites) we know that they weaned their children at about 2 years. They even had celebrations when the male children were weaned. Apparently, it…

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but there are hormonal issues that affect body fat levels with pregnancy and lactation. Many women find that they actually lose body fat while pregnant (I did) because of the thyroid enhancing effect of the huge amount of progesterone that the body pumps out during pregnancy.…

Is it natural ("bio-identical") progesterone (and I'm not aware of any b.c. pill that does not contain SYNTHETIC "progesterone"). Synthetic "progestins" will not counteract the effects of the estrogen you are adding to your system. Have you thought of using mechanical birth control? Condoms, if used properly, are very…

What's your diet like? If you are eating a lot of heavily processed food, you are likely getting a load of glyphosate (Roundup) because it is used in corn, soy, sugar cane, sugar beets, wheat, and sorghum, which are, in turn, used extensively in the heavily processed junk and restaurant food that has been engineered to…

I don't eat them often--not really a fan--but they are good for you. BUT having said that, I would never eat them raw because they could contain pathogens if eaten raw. They are grown on pure horse manure (I used to live a few miles from a mushroom growing operation) and the smell is really awful when they are "cooking…

AGC: "...Since you like many others prefer anecdotes over you know science, I wonder if there is a single woman on this site that lost weight and maintained it using a calorie deficit and then maintenance cals. Prob not since I learned today the only way to do it is through carb restriction..." Not anecdotal, just research…

Actually, calorie restriction usually results in some carbohydrate restriction simply because one cannot afford to eat a lot of foods that are devoid of micronutrients (such as added sugars) and starch, if you are going to restrict calories (that is, if you want to remain healthy). When one must exist on 1,200 to 1,300…

But inactivity alone, in the presence of the kinds of hormones I'm speaking of will cause a loss of lean tissue and a gain of body fat (even under severe calorie restriction--and remember, it is unwise for any adult to go below 1,200 calories if they expect to stay adequately nourished). Women can't actually help gaining…

What happens when arthritis, injury and/or pregnancy throw a monkey wrench into the works?

LOL--The locus of control is in the researchers in that case--not with the woman herself. Anyone can lose weight in the short run with calorie restriction alone. Long term (and healthy) success relies on correct application to the metabolic problems that obese women face.

Eric, you and your friend AGC are especially unkind to women whose experience of body fat gain/loss is VERY different from that of a man. Women, because of their hormones and smaller lean body mass, are "fat magnets" and their estrogen also causes their blood sugar levels to run higher. In addition, estrogen blocks the…

Vegetables (excluding root vegetables and dried beans/peas) are not a "high carb" food BUT all plant food has SOME carbohydrate. Some animal protein, such as eggs and dairy, as has been pointed out, also have carbohydrate. In general, grains are the "heavy hitters" in terms of dietary carbohydrate content. And when grain…

If it lowers BMR by 200-250 calories a day (and that is likely in many women who acquire thyroid problems while on it) then, in three years, they could gain 75 pounds, if they changed nothing about a diet that was a maintenance diet before the pill.

It has been my experience as well. Because going moderate carbs (around 100-150 grams of carb per day and net of 1,200--1,500 cals per day) allows you to do lots of exercise (and build some muscle too), I have found it to be a much easier plan to follow permanently. I do not eat added sugar. I eat no wheat and just a small…

The BC pill can very effectively lower the metabolic rate in many women through several different mechanisms. It is the "calories-out" part of the equation that gets messed up.

The birth control pill, because it shuts down ovulation (that's what it is designed to do) basically eliminates one's progesterone production, which peaks at ovulation. That is a metabolic problem as estrogen, when it is not opposed by progesterone, brings a host of problems (including a long-term threat of reproductive…

Swimming is, by far, the best answer--especially aquatic exercise. I used to have a lot of lower back problems before I started working out in the water. Most chiropractors have a fit if you tell them you are doing yoga. There was a recent furor over a N.Y.Times article about how bad yoga was for back problems.…

Many of us don't have the luxury of keeping them in our diets. I just really cannot afford the empty calories. I have arthritis abd high blood sugar problems. I cannot exercise as much as a younger person so I really need to eliminate sugar and starch. I have gone three years without sweets. I have trained myself out of…

You can get rid of your sugar cravings (I did) but it is a process and you must strictly adhere to the protocol or you will be right back where you started. 1) Cut out all added sugar 2) Cut back on carbohydrates in general and get all of your carbs from mostly vegetables and one or two servings of fruit per day (no wheat…

One of the main problems with OSA is that the throat tissues become flaccid during deep sleep and a weight reduction alone isn't necessarily going to improve that situation much (or even at all). Some experiments suggest that singing or any exercise that firms and tones throat muscles will help with OSA. Amusingly,…

Well--you'll need to experiment. I would avoid any very fatty (or gas-producing) meals until you are completely healed (I have heard estimates ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months). You won't have the supply of concentrated bile from the gall bladder now. What I have noticed is that a meal containing a large amount of fat will…

You might want to watch the yoga. A friend acquired back trouble during her first pregnancy and she decided to take up yoga, after she delivered. When she told her chiropractor that she was doing yoga, he freaked--said prolonged stretching is bad for bad backs and gave her a series of exercise to do that were designed to…

^^^This^^^ We all react differently to different types of natural sugars (fructose, glucose and galactose), In general though, the recommendation to eat more vegetables and fewer fruits is a good one since most vegetable contain small amounts of simple sugars. The carbohydrates are bound in fiber and diluted by lots of…

I quite agree. Wrapped up in the term "collective rights" is a whole lot of coercion--a trampling on the rights or person of the minority with the idea of some "loftier" goal being achieved. Every injustice in history can be traced to a privileged group believing that they have the absolute right to do so.

Aren't they taking a chance that they might catch something for which there is no vaccination? No, the possibility that the child may contract an illness does not give his parents the right to make decisions for other people about what they will or will not permit to be injected into their own children. I feel very sorry…

That is, until sloppy manufacturing processes cause a catastrophe.