[Grovenet] Artificial Sweetners

[chuck]

Carol Morgan wrote:
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> >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.
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> Yes it does sound trendy, and that is about it. The reason it sounds 
> that way is because you have no particular facts or reasoning to 
> explain this strongly held belief of yours, which could have come to 
> you through your heart instead of your head--always a risk when one 
> thinks as a crowd.
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I'm sorry Carol, we will just have to agree that we disagree on this. 
With given a choice between fruits and vegetables - which contain 
vitamins, minerals, nutrients, protein, and fiber - and say a Scotty 
Burger, Fries, and a Diet Coke full of processed corn, transfat, 
sweeteners, preservatives, colors, and God knows what else - I think 
I'll take the salad. If it's trendy - so be it. My grandparents would 
have gotten a kick out of being trendy.

Facts or Reasoning?

"If you're trying to eat a healthier diet, relying on more whole foods 
is a great place to start," says Lucia L. Kaiser, PhD, community 
nutrition specialist in the department of nutrition at the University of 
California, Davis.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/the-benefits-of-healthy-whole-foods

Many health experts believe that eating more whole foods is our best bet 
for improving health and preventing disease. Whole foods – like 
vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and legumes -- retain their 
fiber as well as the whole portfolio of beneficial phytochemicals and 
nutrients that are often removed in processed foods.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-whole-foods-diet

Doctors seem to think so too. Not just Internet Doctors either. Seems to 
me every time I go see my family doctor he's always pushing a healthier 
diet, more fruits, more veggies, less fat, less sugar, more exercise. I 
don't see this as being trendy, I see it as trying to be healthy. Even 
the outdated USDA Food Pyramid pushes the fruits and veggies.

And finally, considering my own health, or 'facts and reasoning' - since 
moving to a vegetarian diet (and by that I mean no meat of any kind, no 
milk, no eggs, occasional cheese, and no processed food of any sort that 
comes in a bag, box, or can, and no sweeteners other than a little 
Stevia in my coffee) - I have lost nearly 10 pounds, my energy level is 
5x what it used to be, my headaches that I use to get so frequently are 
completely gone, and I feel great. In fact I have never felt better. My 
wife is experiencing the same thing.

That is my fact and my reasoning.

chuck underwood