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  Most corn is now GMO so we have to be careful to choose organic fresh corn.  It is one of the top crops that is being genetically modified, along with soy.  It is prevalent in processed foods.  It's hard to find a processed food without some sort of corn product in it.  Because of that, it's important we read labels, know the code words for corn, and only choose those corn derivatives that are organic.

Corn is a grain, not a vegetable.

Corn is high in sugar.  One bushel of corn produces enough corn syrup to sweeten 324 cans of soda.  That's why it's used to sweeten many processed foods.  You will find High Fructose Corn Syrup listed in the ingredients of many products.  This is a cheap syrup produced from cornstarch.  It is popularly added to foods; manufacturers use this over other sweeteners.  It is in virtually every soda, snack (cookies, crackers), candy, frosting, jam, jelly, salad dressing, ice cream, condiment, and fruit juice.  You'll see it in most ingredient labels you read, even on things considered "health foods" like cereal bars and energy bars.

Corn Syrup has only been around since the 70s.  Before that, sweeteners used were sugar beets and sugar cane or sucrose.  HFCS contains 14% fructose.  There have been no studies on the long term effects of HFCS.  Never before in history have so many people consumed so much fructose.  We are walking experiments.

Corn and it's derivatives are a likely source of the obesity and diabetes in America today.  Therefore, we are best avoiding corn where we can (and maybe only partaking of it in it's fresh, natural state when organic corn is available.)

In addition, and like peanuts, corn can grow a toxic mold or fungus.  Called mycotoxin, this toxin may lead to:

  • cancer
  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • other illness

To live a longer and healthier life, discard all products with ingredients listed as corn or it's derivatives including:

  • Baking Powder

  • Confectioner’s Sugar

  • Corn Oil

  • Corn Syrup

  • Corn-Fed Animals

  • Cornmeal

  • Cornstarch

  • Dextrin or Dextrine

  • Dextrose

  • Food Starch

  • Fructose

  • Fructose And Fructose Syrup

  • High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

  • Malt

  • Malt Extract

  • Malt Syrup

  • Maltodextrin - made from corn and used in foods for a creamy texture, at a minimum, look for organic in food ingredients

  • Monosodium Glutamate

  • MSG

  • Sorbitol

  • Starch

  • Xanthan Gum

Corn is also the main staple of feed given to animals because it's cheap and fattens cattle up quickly.  This is not the natural food of these animals and changes their nutritional value for our consumption too.  Instead, choose meats that live a more normal grazing life.

We will increase our lives and health by eliminating or drastically cutting the corn and corn syrup from our diet.

 
     
     
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