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Wellness Pathway #301
Food Is Getting Sweeter
by Andrew Weil, M.D.

If you’ve gotten the impression that more and more sugar is being added to common supermarket foods – you’re right. A report in the May 6, 2007 London Sunday Times, based on an examination of an industry handbook on food composition, found that food companies have doubled the amount of sugar they add to their more popular products since 1978.
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example, in 1978, Kellogg’s Special K cereal had 9.6 grams of sugar per 100 grams. This has now nearly doubled to 17 grams. Some canned soups have shown a similar increase.

Interestingly, even fruits and vegetables are now sweeter, probably due to market pressures forcing growers to breed hybrids with higher sugar content. Between 1978 and 2002, the sugar in a banana rose from 16.2 grams per 100 grams to 20.9 grams; pears and carrots got sweeter by a similar percentage.

Is it any wonder that obesity and diabetes are becoming worldwide epidemics? The only rational response to this situation is to bypass the industrial food complex as much as possible. Buy unprocessed foods from farmer’s markets and health food stores, and, if possible, select non-hybrid, heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables over modern hybrids, which are quickly becoming analogs of sugar beets. Best choice of all: grow as much of your own food as you can.

Coaching Inquiries: How much sugar do you eat on daily basis? How could you become more conscious of your food choices? Who could assist you design a diet that focuses on whole foods, such as the LifeTrek Optimum Wellness Prototype Click?

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May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.

Bob Tschannen-Moran
Coach@LifeTrekCoaching.com
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