Obsessed: America's Food Addiction --and My Own by Mika Brzezinski offers some insights into how hard it can be eat healthy foods with busy schedules, the ease of access to processed foods over healthy foods and the inner turmoil that someone can be enduring while dealing with food issues.
Interesting information about the liver organ we have in our bodies-there is an enzyme for glucose that shuts down processing when sufficient glucose for the body is received. However, the enzyme for fructose does not shut down and keeps processing it. If more fructose is delivered than needed, liver fat is created. Some liver fat can escape into the bloodstream and create artery issues!
Pop is often sweetened with fructose syrup (if the pop is not a sugar-free variety or sugar only variety) and it's one of the items singled out for contributing to obesity problems in the US. New York City has introduced a limit to pop cups not to exceed 16oz serving sizes for theatres and restaurants. However, the city has had legal action taken against it for enacting the size limitation.