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20 December 2011
Processed Foods Make Children Dumb
If you wanted to make children dumb as hell, how would you do it? Answer- From an early age feed them processed foods! It's just that simple and science proves it. And by the way, if you want to raise your child's IQ score, how would you do that? Answer- You would feed them highly nutritious foods, organic fruits, vegetables, raw milk, eggs, etc.
See how simple it all is?
Major Find: Processed Food Lowers IQ in Children, Nutritious Food Raises It
Processed foods are the staple of far too many diets, particularly in the United States where 105 million peoplehave either diabetes or prediabetes. These processed foods are filled with white sugar, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), aspartame, artificial food colorings, and a wide variety of other toxic substances. Is it any wonder that children are suffering from IQ reduction upon introducing processed foods into their diet?
British researchers have uncovered the connection between processed foods and reduced IQ. They followed what 14,000 children ate and drank at the ages of 3, 4, 7, and 8.5 years of age, with answers submitted via parents through questionnaires. The researchers found that if children were consuming a processed diet at age 3, IQ decline could begin over the next five years. The study found that by age 8, the children had suffered the IQ decline.
On the contrary, children who ate a nutrient-rich diet were found to increase their IQ over the 3 year period. The foods considered nutrient-rich by the researchers were most likely conventional fruits and vegetables. If children were to eat a wide variety of organic produce, superfoods, mineral-rich plants, and perhaps even consume a food-based multivitamin, the researchers would most likely see a substantial IQ increase. This eating plan would also benefit the children — or even adults — in other aspects of their lives as well, such as better overall health & well-being.
Processed foods have been known to wreak havoc on the body for quite some time. Here are but a few processed food additives taken from the Identifying Toxic Additives page, with a number of informative articles regarding each:
Genetically Modified Food (GMO)
- How to Know if Your Food Is Conventional, Organic, or Genetically Modified
- Study Proves Three Monsanto GM Corn Varieties Pose Health Hazard
- Genetically Modified Soy Linked to Sterility and Infant Mortality
- Killing the Food Supply: The Dangers of Genetically Modified Food
- Genetically Modified Salmon Threatens Health, Environment
- As Predicted, FDA Will Not Require Labeling of GM Salmon
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
- Labeling Deception: Manufacturers Rename “Corn Syrup” to “Corn Sugar” to Trick Consumers
- Princeton Researchers Find that High-Fructose Corn Syrup Leads to Weight Gain
- High Fructose Corn Syrup Promotes Obesity and Liver Damage
- High-Fructose Corn Syrup Alters Human Metabolism
- Many “All Natural” Foods Are Actually Heavily Processed
Aspartame
- Aspartame is Made with Genetically Modified Bacteria
- Aspartame: A Toxic Consumption
- Aspartame Linked with Premature Delivery
- Aspartame Alert: Diet Soda Destroys Kidney Function
Explore More:
- Highly Toxic Mercury Present in Processed Foods, Yet FDA Does Nothing
- Psychological Food Advertisements Influence Children more than Parents
- Growing Evidence Finds Processed Foods and Sugary Drinks as ‘Addictive as Cocaine’
- Fructose Fuels Cancer More than Other Forms of Sugar
- Cost of Organic Food Verses Conventional | Paying for Health
- The Truth About Weight Loss | Halting the Obesity Epidemic
19 December 2011
Life Abundantly: The Unannounced Public Health Emergency in the US ...
Life Abundantly: The Unannounced Public Health Emergency in the US ...: Scientist Marco Kaltofen Presents Data Confirming Hot Particles from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo .
America's Mass Addiction to Sugar and Processed Foods
It may be that the original drug of addiction was sugar. Sugar in all its forms tends to create an addictive imbalance in the body that then feeds on itself. Just as individuals can become addictive, so too can whole societies, where mass addiction to sugar and processed foods is seemingly 'normal'. This of course ruins the health of the society and eventually leads to its demise, just as sure as the cocaine junky who is headed toward premature death. Any society that will not protect its own food supply from the 'criminal food cartels' known as agri-business is doomed. Yes, some parasitical fat-cats will make out big time along the way, but in the end, all parasites die with the host. The American host is dying off fast, like lemmings into the ocean of disease and disability...
Growing Evidence Finds Processed Foods and Sugary Drinks as ‘Addictive as Cocaine’
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Not only are processed foods and sodas filled with high-fructose corn syrup detrimental to your health, but new research finds they can also be as addictive as cocaine. The findings reveal how junk food affects the brain, with consumers developing a dependency on the health-destroying food items. Furthermore, the medical research threatens the $1 trillion food and beverage industry that currently stands.
One decade ago, the topic of food addiction was barely on the radar. Today, the subject has gained major attention among the scientific community. This year alone, 28 studies and papers were published on the subject of food addiction, according to a National Library of Medicine database. What is truly shocking is that there is little disagreement between the findings — processed foods and sugar-loaded drinks are being found to be powerfully addictive almost across the board.
“The data is so overwhelming the field has to accept it,”said Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “We are finding tremendous overlap between drugs in the brain and food in the brain.”
It is bad enough that these food products contain ingredients such asmercury-filled high-fructose corn syrup and genetically modifiedingredients, but the addictive qualities bring into question another level of ethics regarding the addictive qualities of junk food.
Processed food addiction research to spawn campaign similar to anti-smoking movement?
As research continues to come out on the subject, a battle may soon ensue against the $1 trillion industry behind addictive junk food. The addictive qualities of junk food may also play a significant role in the skyrocketing United States obesity rates.
Just as with cigarettes, food companies producing processed junk may soon face consumer backlash similar to that of the anti-smoking movement. After all, the ingredients in many nutrient-depleted processed junk food products pose a risk similar to cigarette smoking. The mercury inside of high-fructose corn syrup could be considered even more deadly than cigarette smoking. Adding addiction into the equation creates even more cause for alarm. This creates a scenario in which many consumer activist groups and individuals may go up against the processed food titans, similar to how activists challenged tobacco companies over the negative health effects of smoking.
Explore More:
- Addictive as Cocaine, Fructose Fuels Cancer and Obesity as American Diet Staple
- Highly Toxic Mercury Present in Processed Foods, Yet FDA Does Nothing
- Facebook, Google as Addictive as Drugs Finds Study
- Sugary Drinks Make You Crave More Calories, Study Shows
- Sugary Drinks | Over Consumed and Health Threatening
- Many “All Natural” Foods are Actually Heavily Processed
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