[bukkdems]

The lack of calcium and minerals in our diet is to blame, due to petroleum based fertilizers. You cannot escape this conclusion, if you know anything about soil. Even if you make meals from scratch, you still are working with mineral depleted vegetables and meats.
Ubiquitous corn syrup is also a health danger, and subsidies of US cane sugar growers must stop, so we can once again have affordable cane sugar in food and drinks and stop the obesity epidemic.
I know, I'm probably going to be labeled as a crazy. I scoff at Global Warming, but think the soil issue is serious, and so is the fructose issue.

[Pharmboy]

Well, I agree with you that fructose is slow poison...no question about that.

[gatex]

"The lack of calcium and minerals in our diet is to blame, due to petroleum based fertilizers "

Could you explain this, please.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

You raise an interesting point. I remember a while back a thread running about Mexico (and southern Texas) using cane sugar in Coca Cola.

I've always wondered the association of drinking sodas and obesity.

I gave up Coca Cola after going through a few bouts of severe headaches, along with vomiting upon withdrawal from the normal amount of Coke.

Since then, I lost some weight and have not gained it back in spite of not changing my eating habits. I also get plenty of calcium. I love ice cream. It's my treat.