It's easy to focus on the bad stuff. My father and sister died in January. Deepwater Horizon disaster. Utter failure of "Middle East Peace Process." Republicans capture control of U.S. House of Representatives. Ongoing financial crisis that sucks money from poor and middle class people and deposits these funds into the pockets of the ultra-rich. And so on....
Yet here's one really excellent development that I noticed in 2010:
Food product manufacturers are now promoting (some of) their products as follows:
"Contains no high fructose corn syrup!"
And I think that is an incredibly positive development. It means that there is a growing awareness among Americans about the dangers of stuffing our bodies with manufactured, intensified, addictive sweeteners.
If enough people "just say no" to HFCS, then the demand for corn for sweeteners will go down, which will leave more corn available for consumption by human beings (major deal for Mexicans, for example, who saw the cost of corn tortillas, their staple, skyrocket).
And over time it could reduce the power of the corn/ethanol lobby, which results in the distortion of our agricultural system and energy industry, while doing little or nothing to to slow down climate change.
So here's a resolution I suggest you consider for 2011:
Consume no high fructose corn syrup.
Don't buy products that contain high fructose corn syrup. Tell your grocer that you don't want products with HFCS. Better yet, don't buy food products. Buy whole food, cook it yourself.
We will, as a nation, become healthier and lighter.
1 comment:
I am so sorry to hear that your father and sister died. I hope you will have a better and healthy new year!
Regards.
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