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After
a lengthy battle between anti-obesity advocates and major beverage
distributors, an agreement has finally been reached. In a joint
effort with the distributors and The William J. Clinton Foundation
and the American Heart Association, the distributors have agreed to
eliminate regular soda sales in our nations schools.
This
agreement shall be implemented by the 2008-2009 school year. It calls
for only water, juices, and milk to be sold in elementary and middle
schools, and diet sodas, unsweetened teas, fitness water, sports
drinks, flavored waters, and seltzers in high schools. This ban on
regular sodas applies during the regular or extended school day, and
includes during after school activities.
This
agreement will effect an estimated 75 percent of our nations schools
or 35 million students. Keep in mind that this ban on regular sodas
accounts for about 45 percent of beverage sales in schools during the
2005 school year.
While
this is certainly a step in the right direction for our public
schools and our overweight children, I am still troubled by the fact
that diet sodas are considered safe.
Consider
this fact, the dangers of aspartame has been a well hidden secret
since the 1980's. You will not hear to much about aspartame poisoning
because the diet industry is worth trillions of dollars.
People
are starting to figure out for themselves that aspartame is at the
root of their health problems. Here is just a short list of side
effects associated with aspartame consumption, and may not be limited
to these few.
*Fibromyalgia
Syndrome/ and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
*Multiple
Sclerosis Symptoms
*Dizziness
*Headaches
*Menstrual
Problems
*Weight
control
Aspartame
is the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and
Spoonful. Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse
reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these
reactions are very serious including seizures and death.
Diet
sodas may be worse than regular sodas, although a lot of refined
sugar in anyones diet is unhealthy, can quite easily be eliminated by
limiting sugar laden beverages. The consumption of to many diet sodas
can contribute to obesity, and are quite possibly addictive, despite
what consumers have been led to believe.
There
is a preventive self-education manual written by F. Batmanghelidj
M.D.called “Your Body's Many Cries For Water". This short but
extremely informative book should be required reading for all high
school students, and once this knowledge enters your mind, makes you
responsible for your own health.
This
science based knowledge presented by Dr. Batmanghelidj is so simple
to understand and gives you the power of knowledge to choose the
no-brainer beverage that your body so desperately needs, and that
beverage is WATER!
As
parents, teachers, physicians, and health conscious individuals we
surely owe our children this precious knowledge. A gift that can reap
huge rewards of a healthier body, healthier minds, and attitudes.
We
are surely living in changing and progressive times, and the one
thing you can count on in the future, you will see more people
changing their minds about our current health care industry and
crisis. They can and are, questioning the safety of manufactured
foods and beverages as we gradually become a nation of health
conscious consumers that demand safer and healthier products.
Consumer
demand is what drives any industry in any nation it's the money trail
that corporations pay attention to. What you buy and don't buy is
what determines what becomes available to you.
Send
them a message loud and clear. As a nation we need to each become
more involved individually with our own health, choose to become more
informed and teach our children well.
Brenda
Skidmore has spent the last three years researching natural health
care alternatives. She can attest to the many benefits of natural
practical cures and preventive strategies for human health.
Along
with the many medical professionals whose published works she has
studied. It is her sincere desire to bring forth this knowledge for
the betterment of mankind. To improve your life today visit
http://www.mywater4life.com/
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