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| polymuser
Posted on 05/04/2006 5:56:26 AM PDT by polymuser
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Hmm. Corn products for breakfast, corn products at lunch, corn products at dinner, corn products at night, corn products in between, corn products in the drinks, corn products in the baby's formula...nah, no problem here. Right?
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posted on
05/04/2006 5:56:29 AM PDT
by
polymuser
To: polymuser
there may be a kernel of truth to this...
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posted on
05/04/2006 5:58:01 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: theDentist
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posted on
05/04/2006 5:59:21 AM PDT
by
Roccus
To: polymuser
We are told our cars will love corn products - ethanol.
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:00:26 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: polymuser
If anyone wants to taste the difference between sugar and corn syrup, taste a Coca-Cola from Mexico and one from the U.S. side by side. While you still can, that is (Mexican Coke will be changed over).
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:00:36 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: theDentist
Really? I think the post is pretty corny. The poster seems to be stalking the corn growers. This sounds like the opening salvo of an anti corn campaign. I'm keeping my ear to the ground for more anti corn rhetoric like this.
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:01:14 AM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: polymuser
Corn, as a whole grain, is nutritious, as is corn oil, that is cold processed and not hydrogenated (allowed to go rancid, processed to remove the rancid taste and stripped of all beneficial omega 3, omega 6.) Stone ground corn meal is a great source of fiber. Anything made with high fructose corn syrup is candy and should be treated as such.
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:01:36 AM PDT
by
Dutchgirl
(.Jeg er en dansker (I am a Dane.))
To: saganite
Thats so "Coorny", Boom, Boom, Crash.
To: polymuser
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:05:02 AM PDT
by
KoRn
To: Bringbackthedraft
Yeah, it was pretty weak.
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:07:07 AM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: saganite
I think they're prepping for a big push for "corn-based fuels".
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:07:12 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: polymuser
I am allergic to corn. It gives me a dull headache at the base of my skull. We were on a trip last weekend and when we stopped for gas I went into the convenience store for a snack. After reading every label in the store I concluded there was nothing in there I could eat because *everything* contained corn in some form. I left the store really angry!
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posted on
05/04/2006 6:12:49 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Ditter
I understand. Allergies can affect many systems/organs -- skin, sinus, eyes, lungs, mucus, intestinal, circulatory, brain. And many allergies don't develop until after long exposure to high levels (as with latex). Imagine such exposure since birth.
You've found that food labels show beyond doubt corn's prevalence. Anyone can read them.
I've got nothing against corn as a part of our diet, especially in its whole form. And corn's not the only food culprit. But it's saturation has become, IMO, a serious health issue. One that's showing itself more now. And one that ADD/ADHD drug manufacturers don't mind at all. Ask your local elementary school's health staff for the percentage of students taking behavioral drugs. It's scary.
To: polymuser
I kept a food diary and found that corn really was the source of a lot of my allergies. I stopped eating fresh corn, Fritos, Doritos, cornbread, tamales and most Mexican food. I noticed that I still had a headache but to a lesser degree. That is when I started reading labels and found that I was still eating corn. For instance, here in Houston, I have found only 2 brands of bread that have a corn free loaf among their many varieties. Life is more complicated now that I must watch my intake so closely but at least I don't have to go through life with a headache.
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:04:12 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: polymuser
We'd have to go through a maize-like process to find proper substitutes now!
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:11:25 AM PDT
by
Toby06
(Make illegal immigration illegal!)
To: polymuser
I've got nothing against corn as a part of our diet, especially in its whole form. And corn's not the only food culprit. But it's saturation has become, IMO, a serious health issue. One that's showing itself more now. And one that ADD/ADHD drug manufacturers don't mind at all. Ask your local elementary school's health staff for the percentage of students taking behavioral drugs. It's scary. It is scary. I thought this level of superficial, unscientific, scaremongering "thought" was only found on DU.
SD
To: polymuser
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:53:45 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.)
To: 1rudeboy
If anyone wants to taste the difference between sugar and corn syrup, taste a Coca-Cola from Mexico and one from the U.S. side by side. While you still can, that is (Mexican Coke will be changed over).
I think they already have. I bought a Coke at a Latino market last week and, much to my chagrin, it listed corn syrup as the ingredient. Still came in the old, thick glass bottle though.
To: 1rudeboy
I have seen a brand called Boylan's Cane Cola in gourmet markets, but it's expensive.
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