Fat Chance and the Fat Chance Cookbook

Book recommendations

Dr. Lustig’s book “Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease“ Robert Lustig’s 90-minute YouTube video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth”, has been viewed more than three million times. Now, in this much anticipated book, he documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over…

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The sweet names of sugar

The sweet names of sugar

By Linda Cornelius ecogal Author and Designer Below are the multiple names of Sugar. Under each name, you will find a description, its effects on our health, and where it is used in the foods we buy. This list includes: Sugars, Natural sugars, Natural sweeteners, Modified sugars, Artificial sweeteners, Sugar extract, Sugar Alcohol & Sugar…

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Jamie Oliver Ted Talk: Teach every child about food

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is transforming the way we feed ourselves, and our children. Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia — and a shocking image of the sugar we eat — TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. Jamie Oliver Food Foundation…

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What are processed foods?

What are Processed Foods -Breakfast cereals

Traditional processing originally had two functions: to make food more digestible and nutritious, and to preserve it for use during times when food wasn’t readily available. Today the term ‘processed foods’ usually refers to foods that have been destructured and extensively recomposed to be savory, often by virtue of additives, sugars, hydrogenated oils, artificial flavorings…

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