10% of U.S. Teens Have Liver Disease…Why?

[mamboni]

10% of U.S. Teens Have Liver Disease…Why? (http://naturalsociety.com/10-us-teens-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/)


Elizabeth Renter
NaturalSociety
October 6, 2012
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Did you know about 10% of teenagers have liver disease. The figure would be unbelievable if it wasn’t substantiated with solid science. But, it’s true—an estimated one-in-ten teens in the United States has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD; this according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

The NHANES looked at over 10,300 teens between the ages of 12 and 18 from 1998 to 2008, and found that 9.9% suffer from the disease commonly only thought of as an adult disease, and a rare one at that.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has always been associated with obesity, and as we see a growing number of kids who are obese, it would make sense that we would see a growing number with liver disease. But, scientist Marilyn Vos, of Emery University, says the NHANES found incidents of NAFLD among teens to actually be growing faster than teen obesity rates. This is truly cause for alarm.


The Cause of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?

So, what’s causing the liver disease? All evidence points to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Fructose seriously taxes the liver, where it is completely metabolized. For perspective: only 20% of glucose, on the other hand, is metabolized in the liver. According to GreenMedInfo.com, (http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/study-reveals-1-10-teens-suffers-liver-diseaseA) fructose also results in storing three times more fat than glucose, making kids fatter to boot.

But isn’t fructose a natural fruit sugar? Yes it is, but when it is present in fruits or vegetables, in its natural state, it is released slowly for optimal digestion. In HFCS, on the other hand, it is delivered to the digestive system in one quick-acting dose.

So, what does this growing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in teens mean? It means children are consuming too much high fructose corn syrup (http://naturalsociety.com/high-fructose-corn-syrup/). We are destroying their bodies with packaged and over-processed foods. In the name of convenience—we are killing the youth. Needless to say, it is extremely important know of the many foods with high fructose corn syrup (http://naturalsociety.com/hidden-foods-with-high-fructose-corn-syrup/) so that they can be avoided.

Fatty liver disease can lead to diabetes, hepatitis, cancer, and cirrhosis. A diseased liver affects the body’s ability to digest food, metabolize hormones, regulate blood sugar, eliminate toxins, and store vitamin A.

As we live in a system where the almighty dollar is king, feeding the children nutritious food is difficult. Not only are they tempted at every turn, but access to truly healthful selections is very limited. If it isn’t in its completely natural state, it likely has some very questionable ingredients.

And who is to blame for this? A combination of parties, but giant agribusiness, including the corn industry, certainly holds more than their fair share of the responsibility.



Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/10-us-teens-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/#ixzz293BLXwLl

[StreetsOfGold]

high fructose corn syrup = GMO

[PatColo]

HFCS aware folks prolly already heard this, but remember around 1980 they rolled out "New Coca-Cola", and it was enough of a dud among the market that they brought back "Coca-Cola Classic" around a year later? I heard somewhere that's where coke made the big switch from cane sugar to HFCS, so "classic" coke really isn't.

[sirgonzo420]

HFCS aware folks prolly already heard this, but remember around 1980 they rolled out "New Coca-Cola", and it was enough of a dud among the market that they brought back "Coca-Cola Classic" around a year later? I heard somewhere that's where coke made the big switch from cane sugar to HFCS, so "classic" coke really isn't.


Yep.

They employed a bit of Hegelian dialectic there...

[Neuro]

HFCS aware folks prolly already heard this, but remember around 1980 they rolled out "New Coca-Cola", and it was enough of a dud among the market that they brought back "Coca-Cola Classic" around a year later? I heard somewhere that's where coke made the big switch from cane sugar to HFCS, so "classic" coke really isn't.
That certainly is a possibility. The rumor I heard was that were still cocaine in coke prior to New Coke-Classic Coke and this was how they rolled it out. I think your suggestion is more likely though.

[undgrd]

Is anyone aware of a website that would outline where to buy alternatives to HFCS foods?


If it comes down to me having to literally make everything we eat from scratch, so be it. I wouldn't be opposed to some help though.

[beefsteak]

Not a "website" per se', but a "maxim"......Eat food your grandmother would recognize. (My g'ma would be a young bride back in the late 1800's.) The nutritionist loved to use that cliche' during her class.

Just got a delicious NON-HFCS glaze from a nutritionist whose seminar Helen and I attended Tuesday last.

This lady nutritionist served it as part of the class, over almonds and walnuts she'd stirred together in her homemade glaze, and then heated in the oven. Helen is going to start making it for me/us.

After having some during the demonstartion, and sticking some extra in my coat jacket pocket as I left the classroom(shhh-don't tell), I went home and opened a can of honey-roasted peanuts like are served on airplanes. Those tasted FLAT by comparison, so no more of them for me--that is unless Helen stirs them into this new way glaze deal to help get rid of them before they go rancid. :)

What got me is that the nutritionist used maple syrup as part of her recipe. I'd just looked at all the bottles of maple syrup at Cash & Carry the other day, and only one out of a 1/2 dozen brands on the shelves would be something I'd eat.
All the others were HFCS or even just CS as their 1st ingredient. Wasn't a speck of maple in any of them! Durned commies.

Helen's been making our own homemade pancake syrup from sugar and water and heating it for last couple months now. So that takes care of what the nutritionist messed up, but the other major ingredient, HONEY, is a gooder, and I think I recall vanilla was mentioned, also.

Want that glaze recipe? Sure hits my sweet tooth where it lives. I'll ask Helen to dig up the handouts from that seminar and copy it for you onto your thread here if you like. I glanced at it, and it seemed easy enough to do with real ingredients. But them I'm NOT the head cook 'round here. LOL

[mamboni]

http://highfructosehigh.com/no-hfcs/

http://able2know.org/topic/198800-1 (http://able2know.org/topic/198800-1)

http://highfructosehigh.com/no-hfcs/ (http://highfructosehigh.com/no-hfcs/)

www.southavenfarm.com (http://www.southavenfarm.com/).

www.justtomatoes.com (http://www.justtomatoes.com/)

[palani]

You give the body what it needs to rebuild tissue and you will be ok. HFCS is not the issue with liver problems. The issue is transfats. The body tries to rebuild liver cells using transfats and they don't work the same as other fats. The liver shuts down and even if you try feeding it the proper fats there is no bile to break it down. I have heard the solution is to take something called OxBile for several months while avoiding transfat. Also, castor oil packs with a heating pad on the surface of the skin for half an hour daily.

[Serpo]

Sugar is the only food that functions as both a fat and a carb simultaneously, and it is this combination of fat and carb that causes metabolic derangements and, subsequently, disease


http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/07/the-sweetener-that-is-more-dangerous-than-alcohol.aspx (http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=938846)

[woodman]

I believe they sell kosher versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew that have sugar instead of HFCS. So I've been told.

[10 Bears]

Sugar is the only food that functions as both a fat and a carb simultaneously, and it is this combination of fat and carb that causes metabolic derangements and, subsequently, disease


http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/07/the-sweetener-that-is-more-dangerous-than-alcohol.aspx (http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=938846)

Ugh.. Liver is blood filter.. like oil filter in car liver filters all blood.
Average US male drinks 500 cans of soda a year or about 60 gallons per person. Each soda has equivalent of 8 teaspoons of sugar.

Now add in white bread, cookies, snack cakes convenience or fast foods. HFC from GMO corn. Diet of pure toxicity.

Fake sugars..Aspartame, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet.. like drinking insecticide. Big poison. European studies show many adverse health effects to liver, brain, eyes, kidneys, colon, bladder.

See more people addicted to sugar than any other substance. See people turn off completely when pop is mentioned as cause of Esophagus and Bladder cancer and big cause of pancreatic cancer and type two diabetes.

Good sugars are out there like raw honey loaded with essential nutrients anti-microbial, antioxidant, exactly works as anti-inflammation, anti-biotic. One teaspoon a day works wonders. Great for periodontal disease and reduces plaque.

From my notes.

Benefits of Raw Sugar

* When raw sugar is used in sugar drinks instead of refined sugar, it offers many health benefits, especially to women. Sugar drinks soothe menstrual cramps and speed recovery after childbirth by improving uterine contractions. Nursing mothers can also increase milk secretion by drinking sugared drinks.

* Raw sugar is used in cold remedies. Add ginger slices and raw sugar to boiled water; drink this to reduce cold symptoms significantly. The mixture is also excellent for relieving constipation.

* Raw sugar provides many natural cosmetic benefits and is used in some of the best makeup products. Many skin products use raw sugar because it increases cell regeneration, especially in the dermis.

* Raw sugar reduces swelling resulting from stings.

* It hydrates the body when added to bathwater.

* Raw sugar also reduces skin pigmentation by forcing melanin out of skin cells through the lymphatic system, and then out of the body.

* Raw sugar is considered an antioxidant due to its ability to protect cells from damage caused by oxygen and free radicals.

While raw sugar is completely unrefined, brown sugar is refined white sugar added to molasses.

Benefits of Blackstrap Molasses

Blackstrap molasses is a healthy sweetener, full of nutritional value, unlike refined white sugar or artificial sweeteners like saccharine. Just two teaspoons contain over 10% of the US Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of calcium, magnesium, copper, manganese, iron, potassium and other valuable minerals and nutrients.

It has been known to help in curing fibroid, anemia, anxiety, constipation, arthritic pain, heart palpitations, etc. It also helps to turn gray hair back to its original color.
(Did for me.)

10 Bears not eat white sugar in over a decade..nor pop or alcohol or "whites" in diet. Zero prepared or fast food only eat in restaurants on the road on vacation.

Zero artificial foods. If I cannot pronounce what is in a food I not buy it or consume it. Chemicals are NOT food. Dye is not food.

Simple truth. What you put in your mouth either supports good health or it tears you down. Drugs tear one down with side effects often worse than the original challenge. Proven fact.

Chemicals are of no use to the body..what a body cannot recognize it cannot properly process. Dyes are of no use and these things busy the liver over and over as it tries to figure out what to do with it all.

Man is extincting himself with drugs, fake food, chemicals, GMO, stripped out sugars and of course mass brainwashing.

It is what it is.