keith, no doubt refined carbos have their health effects. i was just referring to the implication (whether intentional or not) that hfcs introduction is wholly responsible for the horrible rates of obesity. as though eating and exercise habits, and the whole plethora of other very bad additives in our foods were irrelevant.
i found the other posting, about the codix alimentarius, had a similarly over-simplistic feel to it. don't get me wrong, i don't presume to deny or question the basic thesis. i really don't know much about the specifics i.e. just what the codix is, and how the wfo or who or wto or world bank are connected. but i *do* know that there is a pretty high awareness of health issues in europe, and things like alternative medicine and herbal/vitamin suplemments are pretty well accepted by the mainstream of society. so, the implications or consequences of these rules can't be so cut and dry (not to say that the potential isn't there, either). and all of this language about 'our liberty' and 'our independence', and references as to how this official and that other official are german, it's all very jingoistic. that kind of stuff just really grates with me and my immediate reaction is to ask how much of this article's content is disinformation or misinformation. anyway, enough ranting. . . . best, -chris In a message dated 7/25/05 2:13:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<the blurb about corn syrup is <<pretty over the top. < <Not really, the stuff is a disaster. HFCS certainly has much to do <with the rising plague of obesity, and worse. >> _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
