On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:49:46 -0500, fthicke@kdsi.net wrote:
>Are the health benefits of foods synonymous with avoiding risks of getting sick
>or dying? Can foods possess qualities, based on how they are grown, that can
>contribute to good health?
Francis' point follows on well to my recent comments about processed
organic food. Anybody notice the burgeoning of products containing
organic sugar, aka evaporated cane juice? There are serious efforts
out there to get modified corn starch and high-fructose corn syrup
approved as "organic" ingredients. So-called "white grape juice"
sweetener is a very highly refined and concentrated product.
Look at what types of "organic" products fill the shelves of most
"health" food stores --- highly processed analogues to the usual
supermarket fare. Better-looking ingredients list (usually), more
oddball stuff, and lots of warm-fuzzy label text.
It looks to me as though what is driving a lot of the organic market
(again produce aside) is that people want to keep on eating junk food,
and buy organic so they can feel less guilty about it. Stuff our faces
with Greasy-Crunchies, but by golly they're *organic* Greasy-Crunchies.
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