[Grovenet] Artificial Sweetners

[Ed Davie]

My use of artificial sweeteners is minimal. My big 
problem is FAT!
I love cheese. They have yet to make a low fat 
cheese with any flavor so there it is!
My downfall.
Other than that I think I eat a fairly healthy 
diet. I do try to limit the quantities too, hard 
as that is. And, I try to walk 2 miles most days. 
Other than that, I sit in front of this computer 
the rest of the time. I am over weight. I should 
lose at least 25 pounds. I have managed to lose 
about 10 pounds, so far this year but there it 
stays!
Ed

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: chuck
  To: Forest Grove local interests list
  Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 5:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Artificial Sweetners


  Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
  > Not really. Obesity among the general 
population is a relatively new
  > phenomenon from what I read. It's driven by 
inappropriate dietary choices
  > (fats and simply consuming too many calories 
per day) coupled with lack of
  > appropriate exercise.
  >
  >
  Jefferson Co, Mississippi - population <10,000. 
The most obese county
  in the most obese state according to the latest 
obesity trend report.
  Many of these people are below the poverty line, 
and can trace their
  ancestors back to the cotton plantation slave 
days.  Their typical diet
  - fried catfish, fried shrimp, fried pecans, 
fried okra, biscuits &
  gravy, cornbread, Mississippi Mud Pie.  One BBC 
news report I read
  stated they have a Weight Loss Clinic in town 
(Fayette) - but it's
  usually empty.  The closest restaurant is a 
greasy hamburger stand.
  They eat as their ancestors did, but without the 
exercise.  And they are
  obese.  Fats, Sugar, and No Exercise.  The funny 
thing is - they see
  themselves as normal.

  As 'trendy' as it may sound, I can't think of a 
better way to try and
  get healthy than go Natural.  Which means sugars 
found in fruit, no
  processed anything, especially processed or 
imitation sweeteners and
  processed trans fats.

  Considering the Oregonian stated today there are 
over 1/2 Million
  Oregonians without Health Insurance.  I would 
think it would be on
  everyones mind to get and/or stay as healthy as 
they can.  Eliminating
  fats and sweets is a good first step. 
Especially if the sweets even
  have a hint of potentially causing health 
problems, like Sweet n Low,
  Nutrasweet, and Splenda.

  The experts can claim they are safe until they 
are blue in the face, but
  if there is even a smidgen of truth to the 
claims they are not - is it
  worth the risk - just to satisfy a sweet tooth?

  chuck underwood
  www.forestgrovelive.com
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