Hi all: At my T2D diagnosis in December 2015 I was told that “diet and exercise” were the two things most important to my health. I believed my dear old Doc and dove headfirst into research and joined a gym. Research found the lifesaving DCUK site, Dr. Jason Fung along with Diet Doctor. The gym – well that's another story (3 months in we parted company). I do my exercise at home now. I avoid sugar especially added sugars whenever possible.
As implied above, Big Food and Big Pharma are IMO major problems for many of us. So are the Bureaucrats who won't stand up for humanity when they publish their usually misleading food guides.
In North America at least, I sense there may be a minuscule changing of attitude among the Big Food companies due, IMO to slightly falling sales and profits. Anyway a few of the biggies seem to be breaking away from their industry/government lobby, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). A quote from the news story:
“GMA says it has opened up a new chapter in recent years in which it is committed to transparency and building consumer trust, according to Lowe. He pointed to the development of SmartLabel, an online database that GMA rolled out last year with the Food Marketing Institute, which represents grocery retailers. As of Friday, SmartLabel had information on more than 16,000 products made by 40 companies, such as Nestlé, Hershey’s, General Mills, Kellogg's, ConAgra and Kraft Heinz. The goal is to have 34,000 products enrolled by the end of the year. “
Now I love soup and have consumed many many cans of Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup over my many years. Imagine my jaw dropping response when I discovered that HALF A CUP contains 20 g of carbs (OK) but 12 g sugar (not just sugar but old reliable HFCS ???), and GMO tomatoes, based on a 2000 cal diet. I leave you with a couple of links.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/26/food-lobby-consumer-tastes-washington-190528
www.smartlabel.org/productstlabel.org
As implied above, Big Food and Big Pharma are IMO major problems for many of us. So are the Bureaucrats who won't stand up for humanity when they publish their usually misleading food guides.
In North America at least, I sense there may be a minuscule changing of attitude among the Big Food companies due, IMO to slightly falling sales and profits. Anyway a few of the biggies seem to be breaking away from their industry/government lobby, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). A quote from the news story:
“GMA says it has opened up a new chapter in recent years in which it is committed to transparency and building consumer trust, according to Lowe. He pointed to the development of SmartLabel, an online database that GMA rolled out last year with the Food Marketing Institute, which represents grocery retailers. As of Friday, SmartLabel had information on more than 16,000 products made by 40 companies, such as Nestlé, Hershey’s, General Mills, Kellogg's, ConAgra and Kraft Heinz. The goal is to have 34,000 products enrolled by the end of the year. “
Now I love soup and have consumed many many cans of Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup over my many years. Imagine my jaw dropping response when I discovered that HALF A CUP contains 20 g of carbs (OK) but 12 g sugar (not just sugar but old reliable HFCS ???), and GMO tomatoes, based on a 2000 cal diet. I leave you with a couple of links.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/26/food-lobby-consumer-tastes-washington-190528
www.smartlabel.org/productstlabel.org