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Princeton Researchers Find That High-fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain

And it’s seemingly everywhere. We need to switch back to cane/beet sugar for our sweet-tooth.  Princeton University – A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain. more…

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Quick Hits From the Emperor Overlord

As Emperor Overlord of the United States, my days are full. I mean really full. You think you’re busy. That’s nothing in comparison. I try to leave it to the Washington branch to take care of the details, or even leave it up to all y’all to use common sense to fix things. So I can’t begin to convey how miffed I am that I have to take time away from playing Pop Answers on Facebook to deal with this schoolyard stuff. more…

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Bring Back Cyclamate!

Children of the late 60s had a shared habit that was wrested from them by our oh-so-protective government. The FDA banned the additive in 1969. As subsequent studies have not shown there to be a significant risk to humans, there is no reason to keep the substance banned. more…

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