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Does Sugar Make You Dumb?

We all know that a high-sugar diet can lead to weight gain, insulin resistance,... more

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I Hate My Kids: You’ll Get Yours

Dads think about the future more than you think.

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How Megan Fox Got Her Figure for Those Armani Underwear Ads - Thump

“For a year and a half, until about four months ago, I followed a strict vegan... more

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Sugar Doesn't Melt -- It Decomposes, Scientists Demonstrate

Flying in the face of years of scientific belief, University of Illinois researchers... more

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Give 7-Up to your baby!

Hey, whatever else is wrong with our current cultural relationship with sugar water,... more

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Court of Appeals dismisses Monsanto's appeal of GE sugarbeets ruling; Victory for farmers and environment

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Upholds Lower Court’s Rulings Requiring New USDA Approval Decision And Rigorous Review of the Crop’s Impacts

Litigation Over USDA’s Interim Approval of Planting Continues

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order concluding a long-standing lawsuit over the impacts of genetically engineered (GE) “Roundup Ready” sugar beets. As a result, previous court rulings in favor of farmers and conservation advocates will remain, including the order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prepare a rigorous review of the impacts of GE sugar beets, engineered to be resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, before deciding whether to again allow their future commercial use.

Center for Food Safety (CFS) attorney George Kimbrell: “Today’s order cements a critical legal benchmark in the battle for meaningful oversight of biotech crops and food. Because of this case, there will be public disclosure and debate on the harmful impacts of these pesticide-promoting crops, as well as legal protections for farmers threatened by contamination.”

CFS, Organic Seed Alliance, High Mowing Organic Seeds, and the Sierra Club, represented by CFS and Earthjustice, challenged the USDA approval in 2008. They argued that GE sugar beets would contaminate organic and non-GE farmers of related crops, such as table beets and chard, as well as increase pesticide impacts on the environment and worsen the current Roundup-resistant “superweeds” epidemic in U.S. agriculture. In September 2009, Judge Jeffrey S. White in the federal district court in San Francisco agreed, and ordered USDA to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) assessing these and other impacts, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In August 2010, after a year of vigorous litigation over the proper remedy for USDA’s unlawful approval, the court again agreed with plaintiffs, threw out the USDA’s approval, and halting planting.

Monsanto and other biotech industry intervenors appealed on procedural grounds which, if granted, threatened to undo the earlier rulings. Today’s order dismissed that appeal and affirmed the lower court’s rulings.

Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff: “Dismissal of the appeal confirms that the district court rightly concluded that in this case, as in every other case that has challenged USDA’s oversight of genetically engineered crops, the agency has flouted the law, favoring the interests of Monsanto over those of American people. With every court decision the need for fundamental reform in this area becomes ever more obvious.”

Remarkably, the EIS is only the second USDA has undertaken for any GE crop in over 15 years of approving such crops for human consumption. Both analyses were court-ordered. USDA said it expects to finish the GE sugar beets EIS and have a new decision on commercialization in 2012.

Despite the absence of lawful review or a new agency decision, in summer 2010, USDA and the biotech industry demanded the court allow planting to continue unabated. The district court refused to do so and instead set aside USDA’s approval of the crop based on the agency’s failure to comply with environmental laws. That precedential ruling was also preserved by today’s order.http://politicsoftheplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/iStock_000006986740Small-300x1... more

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Get Your Sugar Fix With These Top 12 Candy Blogs

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The “Skinny” On High-Fructose Corn Syrup

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Kim Kardashian’s Obsession With Diamonds Extends to Million Dollar Lollipops

Kim Kardashian, Nick Cannon and Mel B get Diamond Lollipops, I want One!!... more

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Sugar worth Rs 8,400 crore rots in Maharashtra

More than half the sugar produced so far this year in Maharashtra - about 3.4 million... more

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Coconut Sugar

More info here: http://www.ecobold.com/coconut-sugar-by-coconut-world/

I recently tried coconut sugar, which is the most amazing sugar you'll ever taste, and I'm not kidding. Coconut World makes this great sugar and it's very sustainable because it's made with the sap of the tree (not from the nut). It's also a very tasty alternative to standard sugar. SaraJean Cameranesi's mom is the one who started this passion, by creating a coop called Sustainable Rural Enterprises which helps rural coconut farmers increase their livelihood opportunities and income, she wanted to help them increase their market and Coconut World was born.

You can even find delicious recipes on their site, I really enjoyed the taste and can't wait to see it at every coffee shop I go to.

Sara also talks a little bit about how her business started, a beautiful story:
Coconut World was inspired by my mother, Perla Manapol, who is a tireless proponent of creating opportunities for those who are less fortunate and want to improve their livelihood. Since 1999, in her capacity as president of Sustainable Rural Enterprise, she has traveled the globe, working with private companies and government agencies to raise awareness of the myriad of byproducts and to train villagers on how to add value to their coconuts.

Highlights:
- 100% natural
- No additives
- No pesticides
- No chemicals
- Helps farmers in the Philippines

A little more information about them, from their site:
Coconut sugar is one of nature's best sweeteners. Farmers collect tree sap from the stalk of the unopened flower buds and boil it. As it cools, it crystallizes. The result is an aromatic sugar that looks and acts very much like brown sugar. Its pleasing, light caramel flavor sets it apart from cane sugars, stevia, agave syrup, and artificial sweeteners. Use it in sauces, meat rubs, and exotic dishes. It is great for baking, especially desserts. It complements fruit and, my favorite, chocolate. It dissolves easily and is perfect to sprinkle on oatmeal and to sweeten hot and cold beverages.

Coconut World's 100% All-Natural Coconut Sugar is made by an award-winning Philippine producer. No pesticides are used in the growing of coconut trees, no chemicals or additives are used during sugar production. We guarantee its purity and its award-winning quality.More info here: http://www.ecobold.com/coconut-sugar-by-coconut-world/ I recently... more

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Sugar Sugar

Vintage sugar advertisements Inspired by the "Corn Sugar" story... more

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POBRES y GORDOS DE NY! - NY Looks to Ban Soda From Food Stamp Buys

Quieren prohibir el uso de Estampillas de Comida para bebidas gaseosas! Using food... more

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Sugar is half fructose

Ordinary table sugar (sucrose) is half fructose. It's not much different from... more

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We're wallowing in sugar and Fructose, and Endocrinologists tell us why that is bad

Please watch this video, it will open your mind about sugar and fructose.... more

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The Sugar King of Havana: Cuba's Last Tycoon

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Now's Your Chance to Stop Monsanto's FrankenSugar

The Center for Food Safety has won an important legal victory in the fight for... more

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Sugar, Inc's Retail Therapy Combines Gaming And Retail

Sugar Inc. expanded its women’s media network with the launch of its first... more

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The Dark Side of Vitaminwater

According to the Huff, Vitaminwater is being accused of making false claims on how... more

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Could Diabetes Be in Your Bones? Link Between Metabolic Disease, Bone Mass; Breakdown of Bone Keeps Blood Sugar in Check

Our bones have much greater influence on the rest of our bodies than they are often... more

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