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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2006/04
From: barbara trautwein <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: QOD, 4/2/6
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:47:37 -0400
I read somewhere that the corn syrup you use from your pantry to make
that good fudge is not AS bad as the commercial kind that is used in all
that "store-bought" stuff.
I don't know, Phil, what to do . . .I'm not making so much fudge
anymore. . .
2 cents
Barbara
PhilFrei@-----.com wrote:
> Bodies in the U.S.A. reflect this truth: our PASSIVE acceptance of corn syrup
> and hydrogenated fats, etc., "foods" that help shelf life, appearance, mouth
> feel and keep down costs of materials, but leave the body undernourished. Thus
> we always crave more and become obese in the process of trying to satisfy
> those cravings, and turn to caffiene and energy drinks to keep up our flagging
> energy.
>
> But we like to think of ourselves as tough and individualistic. Hence the
> common dance image of an overweight rapper/break dancer? I wonder if the general
> acceptance of and participation in dance (and possibly music, too, or the arts
> in general) is dropping due to the weight problems and general feeling of
> exhaustion resulting from our physical AND mental (in terms of not falling for
> misleading marketing) AND political (in terms of pushing back harder against the
> savvy resistance of the food lobby) passivity.
>
> The science is there. It is a fact that corn syrup does not satisfy the
> body's craving for sweets as much as cane sugar. It is a fact that it has a greater
> tendency to become metabolized into fat (than cane sugar) and is linked to
> insulin resistance. Now, what does one ACTIVELY do with such knowledge? Not
> much, it seems.
>
> - Phil Freihofner
>
> In a message dated 4/3/2006 3:43:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> doublereed-digest-help@-----.org writes:
> Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:51:34 EDT
> To: doublereed@-----.org
> From: Oboeeee@-----.com
> Subject: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
> Message-ID: <362.1365970.3161cb96@-----.com>
>
> =E2=80=9CThe truest expression of a people is in its dances and its
> music.=20=
> Bodies=20
> never lie.=E2=80=9D
>
> -Agnes de Mille (1905-1993) American dancer, choreographer
> *Her paternal grandfather, father, and uncle, Cecil B. de Mille, were all=20
> successful writers and actors involved in the theater. She avoided the easy=
> =20
> path to the Great White Way. Instead, she struggled in obscurity and povert=
> y,=20
> courageously pursuing a career as a dancer and choreographer. =20
>
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