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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 3592055" data-attributes="member: 16989">Is it Neglect?If your kid has a Milk Allergy & you have him drink a glass of Milk every day, is that neglect.Obesity is a really, really, really complex Medical Issue (one of the top 5 Chronic, DEADLY conditions of today).The Equation is Simple:Calories In < Calories Out, you lose weight.It defining Calories In, Calories Out & even the < where the trick.Every body is different in who it processes the food it takes in.  A lot of money goes into legitimate studies every year to find out how different people process different foods.This doesn't even touch things like allergies, Blood Pressure & other health issues.But that vast majority of it can be summed up in a Study done along the border several years ago.Of a Tribe of Indians (very similar genetic make-up) those living in the US were Chronically Obese.  Those living in Mexico were pretty average.Every day the vast majority of Americans make Poor Food Choices.  And (the trick) is they make them on a constant basis over a long period of time.A Mountain Dew a Weeks OK.  6 Mt Dew's a Day is the problem.By & large Americans WANT to make poor choices, even when presented with an Alternative.My wife has some pretty bad food allergies (corn being the biggie, it must be in 95% of procesed foods), so we really read labels & pay attention to what we buy & eat.Most people don't.  They want a Magic Pill that lets them stuff their face & sit on their rears.  Watch TV for an hour, you'll see what I mean.It takes work, but in can be done (in most cases, there are those whose obesity is more medical than anything).Of, watch the Biggest Loser Series.  Tubs of 300+ lbs of Lard who lose hundreds of lbs.PS Guess which of the Following translates (potentially) to Corn on US labels:Acetic acid Alcohol Alpha tocopherol Artificial flavorings Artificial sweeteners Ascorbates Ascorbic acid Astaxanthin Baking powder Barley malt* (generally OK, but can be contaminated) Bleached flour* Blended sugar (sugaridextrose) Brown sugar* (generally OK if no caramel color) Calcium citrate Calcium fumarate Calcium gluconate Calcium lactate Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) Calcium stearate Calcium stearoyl lactylate Caramel and caramel color Carbonmethylcellulose sodium Cellulose microcrystalline Cellulose, methyl Cellulose, powdered Cetearyl glucoside Choline chloride Citric acid* Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS) Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides) Confectioners sugar Corn alcohol, corn gluten Corn extract Corn flour Corn oil, corn oil margarine Corn starch Corn sweetener, corn sugar Corn syrup, corn syrup solids Corn, popcorn, cornmeal Cornstarch, cornflour Crosscarmellose sodium Crystalline dextrose Crystalline fructose Cyclodextrin DATUM (a dough conditioner) Decyl glucoside Decyl polyglucose Dextrin Dextrose (also found in IV solutions) Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous) d-Gluconic acid Distilled white vinegar Drying agent Erythorbic acid Erythritol Ethanol Ethocel 20 Ethylcellulose Ethylene Ethyl acetate Ethyl alcohol Ethyl lactate Ethyl maltol Fibersol-2 Flavorings* Food starch Fructose* Fruit juice concentrate* Fumaric acid Germ/germ meal Gluconate Gluconic acid Glucono delta-lactone Gluconolactone Glucosamine Glucose* Glucose syrup* (also found in IV solutions) Glutamate Gluten Gluten feed/meal Glycerides Glycerin* Glycerol Golden syrup Grits High fructose corn syrup Hominy Honey* Hydrolyzed corn Hydrolyzed corn protein Hydrolyzed vegetable protein Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP) Inositol Invert syrup or sugar Iodized salt Lactate Lactic acid* Lauryl glucoside Lecithin Linoleic acid Lysine Magnesium fumarate Maize Malic acid Malonic acid Malt syrup from corn Malt, malt extract Maltitol Maltodextrin Maltol Maltose Mannitol Methyl gluceth Methyl glucose Methyl glucoside Methylcellulose Microcrystaline cellulose Modified cellulose gum Modified corn starch Modified food starch Molasses* (corn syrup may be present; know your product) Mono and di glycerides Monosodium glutamate MSG Natural flavorings* Olestra/Olean Polenta Polydextrose Polylactic acid (PLA) Polysorbates* (e.g. Polysorbate 80) Polyvinyl acetate Potassium citrate Potassium fumarate Potassium gluconate Powdered sugar Pregelatinized starch Propionic acid Propylene glycol* Propylene glycol monostearate* Saccharin Salt (iodized salt) Semolina (unless from wheat) Simethicone Sodium carboxymethylcellulose Sodium citrate Sodium erythorbate Sodium fumarate Sodium lactate Sodium starch glycolate Sodium stearoyl fumarate Sorbate Sorbic acid Sorbitan Sorbitan monooleate Sorbitan tri-oleate Sorbitol Sorghum* (not all is bad; the syrup and/or grain CAN be mixed with corn) Starch (any kind that's not specified) Stearic acid Stearoyls Sucrose Sugar* (not identified as cane or beet) Threonine Tocopherol (vitamin E) Treacle (aka golden syrup) Triethyl citrate Unmodified starch Vanilla, natural flavoring Vanilla, pure or extract Vanillin Vegetable anything that's not specific* Vinegar, distilled white Vinyl acetate Vitamin C* and Vitamin E* Vitamins* Xanthan gum Xylitol Yeast* Zea mays Zein Adhesives and gummed papers (envelopes, stamps, stickers, tapes) Body powders Bounce dryer sheets Breath spray and candies Charcoal briquettes Chicken Coffee, instant Condiments (mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup) Contact lens solutions Cream Dairy products (cottage cheese, cheese, sour cream) Fresh fruit/vegetables that are coated with wax (which can be derived from corn) Frozen fruit (blueberries, cranberries) Frozen vegetables Hair products (spray, mousse and gels) Herbal Essence products Lotion (including those that contain Vitamin E) Margarine Meat products (hot dogs, sausage) Milk - some brands (it could be the container; organic is safest)Orange juicePaper containers (boxes, cups, plates) Peanut butter Pesticide powders Pickles Plastic containers (food containers, cups, plates) Pork Rice, enriched (some brands only, e.g. Riceland) Ricotta cheese Salad dressings Soaps and dishwashing detergents Suntan lotions Teas Tomato products Toothpaste Tuna fish If you answered "All of the Above" You are a WINNER!!!!</blockquote>

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