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April 2, 2012
Link Between Fast Food and Depression Confirmed ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2012) — A new study along the same lines as its predecessors shows how eating fast food is linked to a greater risk of suffering from depression. This study has been published in the Public Health Nutrition journal. According to a recent study headed by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, eating commercial baked goods (fairy cakes, croissants, doughnuts, etc.) and fast food (hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza) is linked to depression. Published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, the results reveal that consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51% more likely to develop depression. Furthermore, a dose-response relationship was observed. In other words this means that “the more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,” explains Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study.  Read More Dr. Jay’s Note:  Consuming heavily processed foods (fake food) creates a stress response within that will ripple through every aspect of your being. If you are predisposed to depression (or any other western disease or disorder), this stress response may be enough to trigger the dis-ease into existence. Since it is nearly impossible to reach your potential when you are in a stressed state, do yourself a favor & choose Real Food.

Link Between Fast Food and Depression Confirmed

ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2012) — A new study along the same lines as its predecessors shows how eating fast food is linked to a greater risk of suffering from depression. This study has been published in the Public Health Nutrition journal.

According to a recent study headed by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, eating commercial baked goods (fairy cakes, croissants, doughnuts, etc.) and fast food (hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza) is linked to depression.

Published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, the results reveal that consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51% more likely to develop depression.

Furthermore, a dose-response relationship was observed. In other words this means that “the more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,” explains Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study.  Read More

Dr. Jay’s Note:  Consuming heavily processed foods (fake food) creates a stress response within that will ripple through every aspect of your being. If you are predisposed to depression (or any other western disease or disorder), this stress response may be enough to trigger the dis-ease into existence. Since it is nearly impossible to reach your potential when you are in a stressed state, do yourself a favor & choose Real Food.

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February 4, 2012
Sugar tax needed, say US experts Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts. According to a University of California team, new policies such as taxes are needed to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners. Prof Robert Lustig argues in the journal Nature for major shifts in public policy. The Food and Drink Federation said “demonising” food was not helpful as the key to health was a balanced diet. Several countries are imposing taxes on unhealthy food; Denmark and Hungary have a tax on saturated fat, while France has approved a tax on soft drinks. Now, researchers in the US are proposing similar policies for added sugar and sweeteners, amid concern about the amount of sugar in the diet. The consumption of sugar has tripled worldwide over the past 50 years, with links to obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.  Read More Dr. Jay’s Note:  A much bigger issue than sugar, in my opinion, is the excessive amounts of artificial sweeteners that is added to our foods due to cost effectiveness. Real sugar, preferable organic, does not typically cause harm when consumed in moderation. Fake sugar, however, almost always creates a stress response within. Taxing all fake food while subsidizing real food would quickly change the collective overall health of society.

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

According to a University of California team, new policies such as taxes are needed to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners.

Prof Robert Lustig argues in the journal Nature for major shifts in public policy.

The Food and Drink Federation said “demonising” food was not helpful as the key to health was a balanced diet.

Several countries are imposing taxes on unhealthy food; Denmark and Hungary have a tax on saturated fat, while France has approved a tax on soft drinks.

Now, researchers in the US are proposing similar policies for added sugar and sweeteners, amid concern about the amount of sugar in the diet.

The consumption of sugar has tripled worldwide over the past 50 years, with links to obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.  Read More


Dr. Jay’s Note:  A much bigger issue than sugar, in my opinion, is the excessive amounts of artificial sweeteners that is added to our foods due to cost effectiveness. Real sugar, preferable organic, does not typically cause harm when consumed in moderation. Fake sugar, however, almost always creates a stress response within. Taxing all fake food while subsidizing real food would quickly change the collective overall health of society.

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November 5, 2011
From Nebraska Lab To McDonald’s Tray: The McRib’s Strange Journey Since McDonald’s announced the seasonal revival of its popular McRib sandwich last month, there’s been a round of reports about what’s in the sandwich that have ranged from glib (on its 70 ingredients) to McFib (on the alleged inhumane treatment of the pigs that go into it). But even though there’s not a rib to be found inside the sandwich, that pork patty drenched in barbecue sauce actually represents one of the greater innovations in meat science of the last century. Roger Mandigo is an emeritus University of Nebraska animal science professor credited with the technology that made the McRib possible. And here’s its story, straight from the meat scientist’s mouth.  Read More Dr. Jay’s Note:  Made in a lab & contains about 70 ingredients. Why would you subject yourself to this internal torture?

From Nebraska Lab To McDonald’s Tray: The McRib’s Strange Journey

Since McDonald’s announced the seasonal revival of its popular McRib sandwich last month, there’s been a round of reports about what’s in the sandwich that have ranged from glib (on its 70 ingredients) to McFib (on the alleged inhumane treatment of the pigs that go into it).

But even though there’s not a rib to be found inside the sandwich, that pork patty drenched in barbecue sauce actually represents one of the greater innovations in meat science of the last century.

Roger Mandigo is an emeritus University of Nebraska animal science professor credited with the technology that made the McRib possible. And here’s its story, straight from the meat scientist’s mouth.  Read More

Dr. Jay’s Note:  Made in a lab & contains about 70 ingredients. Why would you subject yourself to this internal torture?

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