Vilsack to be named Secretary of Agriculture

It looks as if the original rumors were true. Former Iowa governor and one time presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack was reported to be named Obama’s Secretary of the USDA. It was reported earlier that Vilsack was eliminated from the short list; apparently he survived.
This, much like the newly designated Secretary of Education, may not rest [...]

High Fructose Corn Syrup: truth on the propaganda campaign

From Dr. Mercola
 
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/21/guess-who-funds-high-fructose-corn-syrup-studies.aspx
 
Ads hyping high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) have been hitting the airwaves as part of a major marketing campaign from the Corn Refiners Association.Critics say HFCS contributes to weight gain and tricks your body into wanting to eat more. But the industry says it’s just fine, and argues that HFCS is the same [...]

High Fructose Corn Syrup

It was strange the other night on TV. During a TV program, a commercial came on in which a couple is on a picnic. The woman takes out a popsickle and the man says, “Don’t eat that.” The woman says, “Why?” and the man says, “Because it has high fructose corn syrup.” The woman then [...]