We Are What We Eat Part 2

I believe that diet, drugs, chemicals, are the main culprits for the poor health in our country. Our foods are genetically engineered, and we can’t trust the labeling or marketing on our food containers. For example, I selected a Nabisco product called belvita. On the box, this product had the word breakfast above the word belvita. It had the following marketing: 1. 4 hours of nutritious steady energy. 2. 230 cal, 0.5 g saturated fat, 220 mg of sodium and 10 g of sugars per pack. 3. 19 g of delicious whole-grain per 50 g of serving [4 biscuits). And now for the ingredients: whole-grain blend [ rolled oats, rye flakes enriched flour] flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron ,thiamin mononitrate [vitamin B1],riboflavin B 2, folic acid, canola oil, sugar, whole-grain wheat flour, brown sugar, malt syrup from corn and barley, invert sugar, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, disodium pyrophosphate, cinnamon, datem, natural flavor, ferric, orthophosphate , iron, niacinamide, molasses, pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin B6], riboflavin [vitamin B 2] thiamin mononitrate [vitamin B 1]. This product contains: wheat, soy. Made in Mexico. Do not for one minute forget that the vitamins were listed on the package before the ingredients of this product was baked, After you open up the wrapper, how many vitamins do you think you’re really getting? What are the health implications of consuming this product? A recent article in the May 21, 2017 edition of the New York Times told the story of an animal endocrine clinic in Manhattan. In this particular clinic, Dr. Peterson treated felines suffering from hyperthyroidism. Current research linked this strange disease to a common class of flame retardants found in the home. By the way, flame retardants are found in most mattresses. Further, a 100% organic mattress may help by removing the mercury and cadmium buildup in your thyroid. Once again, is there better living through chemistry? After we have epigenetic research to tell us what foods are good for us, I doubt belvita will be on that list regardless of the claims made. I don’t know what I ate despite a listing of the ingredients. What kind and type of chemicals and pesticides were used in concocting this breakfast food choice? I’m not a chemist and I know very little about the interplay and interaction of all these chemicals. The labeling of this product was not helpful. I do know that this product contains a significant level of salt, sugar and calories. I’m guessing that this product illustrates the problem we have in the selection of choosing healthy foods. I believe this product and other food products contribute to the disease of overweight. To Be Continued