Genetically Modified Sugar Beets Arrive

[Guest guest]

Table sugar is sucrose. Sucrose is sucrose, regardless of the source,

is it not? C12H22O11.

 

It's bad for you wherever it comes from. But I don't see how

genetically engineering the sugar beets will affect the sucrose,

unless some sort of residue from the beets themselves is left with the

sugar.

 

oleander soup , " Del at Dri-Wash " <del wrote:

>

> In case you haven't heard, genetically modified sugar beets will be

planted by most sugar beet farmers in Idaho this spring. This means

gm sugar will be entering the food stream next winter. Wanted you to

be aware.

>

> http://www.sott.net/articles/show/177119-Not-A-Sweet-Proposition

>

> Del

>

[Guest guest]

Jim, Jim, Jim!

GMO sugar beets come from none other than our benevolent friends at Monsanto, Round-up ready and all. Do I really need to say more?

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_9858.cfm

While no form of sugar is healthy in any quantity, especially for cancer patients, there is a lot of difference between processed and raw sugar. Comparing chemical structure is all well and good on paper, but when it comes to actual life, it often is altogether different.

For example, the chemical composition of the rock minerals and synthetic vitamins you get in One-A-Day and Flintstones, such as vitamin C and calcium, have the same chemical structure as the same components in a multi-vitamin derived from whole food sources. One promotes colorful urine and the other promotes good health.

That is why multi-vitamins such as Oasis Advanced Wellness intraMAX (my favorite) and Dr. Mercola's Whole Food Multi-Vitamin Plus are vastly superior to what you find on the shelf of your average grocer or pharmacy, and most health food and supplement outlets as well.

oleander soup , "jrrjim" <jim.mcelroy10 wrote:>> Table sugar is sucrose. Sucrose is sucrose, regardless of the source, > is it not? C12H22O11. > > It's bad for you wherever it comes from. But I don't see how > genetically engineering the sugar beets will affect the sucrose, > unless some sort of residue from the beets themselves is left with the > sugar. > > oleander soup , "Del at Dri-Wash" del@ wrote:> >> > In case you haven't heard, genetically modified sugar beets will be > planted by most sugar beet farmers in Idaho this spring. This means > gm sugar will be entering the food stream next winter. Wanted you to > be aware.> > > > http://www.sott.net/articles/show/177119-Not-A-Sweet-Proposition> > > > Del> >>

[Guest guest]

Tony,

Does that mean that natural multi-vitamins from whole food sources

should not give you brighter coloured urine? or that synthetic

vitamins and minerals give you ONLY coloured urine and NO health

benefits.

I take what I buy as natural source supplements and do get a brighter

yellow urine but hope I get health benefits too. Also when I eat

certain vegetables (such as beetroot or spinach) something else

changes colour too ...

I hope this is not too stupid a question ...

Nelly

 

oleander soup , " Tony " wrote:

>

> For example, the chemical composition of the rock minerals and

synthetic

> vitamins you get in One-A-Day and Flintstones, such as vitamin C and

> calcium, have the same chemical structure as the same components in

a

> multi-vitamin derived from whole food sources. One promotes

colorful

> urine and the other promotes good health.

>

> That is why multi-vitamins such as Oasis Advanced Wellness intraMAX

> <http://www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/cmd.php?af=853973> (my

favorite)

> and Dr. Mercola's Whole Food Multi-Vitamin Plus

> <http://products.mercola.com/multivitamin-vital-minerals/?

aid=CD363>

> are vastly superior to what you find on the shelf of your average

grocer

> or pharmacy, and most health food and supplement outlets as well.

>

> >

>

[Guest guest]

oleander soup , " Tony " wrote:

>

>

> No Nelly, that is not a stupid question at all - especially given

the

> way I worded my post. I should have said that just about ALL the

cheap

> crushed rocks and synthetic vitamins will give you is colored urine.

>

> Of course natural source vitamins and other items will also result

in

> some coloration of your urine. I have found that when I take

Bromelain

> along with vitamins and supplements, there is less coloration.

Among

> many other benefits, bromelain is quite the potent binder. In one

test

> it increased the absorption of amoxicillin by two and a half times

(so

> anyone who is unfortunate enough to be taking mainstream meds should

> keep that in mind).

>

> >

Thanks for that helpful clarification.

Nelly