I was sitting in McDonalds today sucking a tea and reading Irvine, and big couple walked by, both struggling to walk, both sucking sugar water. I doubt if either one realized how much they are addicted to the stuff. Addicted, using drugs and not seeing or caring about there condition, only the next fix is important.
It struck me that Coke and McD's both sell sugar water and preach CICO. But it is not just the sugar in sugar water, but also the exorphins that are in the flavouring that drives consumption. It is the exorphins in diet versions that drive appetite, show in the rat studies. It is the carbonate that must be neutralization by available calcium that contributes to bone density loss.
These organizations feed the uninformed, and it is our duty as exobese to state the facts; sugar, wheat, omega 6 oils, exorphins, acellular carbohydrate, endocannabinoids are essentially slow acting poisons. These companies are just merchants of slow death, and should be treated as such. I will continue to drink tea at McD's, but I also know that these companies are evil. Keep your enemies close.
Ugh, Coke! I went through withdrawal for three days when I quit Coke in 2007: headache, stomach ache and mental fog. I don't get that when I go a few days without coffee.
ReplyDeleteHave to say I avoid McDonalds and if I want a burger then I make my own. Of course with all the horsemeat scare we had in the UK and Europe recently I have tended to buy my meat from traceable merchants (fingers crossed). What I buy and expect is if it says beef then I want beef, if it says lamb then YES I want and expect to buy lamb.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I do agree with you a lot of the processed foods, sugary drinks etc what they contain do nothing to help the addiction. Is it true they put salt in a coca cola so you immediately want another to quench your thirst?
Life and choices have never been so complicated but for me a reduced carb and sugar intake does make sense.
Just my thoughts
All the best Jan