Chris Hedges "Brace Yourself! The American Empire Is Over & The Descent Is Going To Be Horrifying!"

Apple Juice Deemed Unhealthy

It seems there is more to worry aboutwith apple juice besides the small amounts of arsenic.

With very few nutrients, a lot of sugar, and lots of calories, it is capable of adding to one's weight and messing up children's teeth. A number of the companies are fortify their juices with vitamins but it doesn't appease New York dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. “If isn't healthy in the first place, adding vitamins doesn't make it into a health food,” referring to fruit juices that are fortified with vitamins.”

"Fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit for infants younger than 6 months" and no benefits over whole fruit for older kids,” says the American Academy of Pediatrics.

There is the also the problem of from where America gets most of its apples. The country only produce 17 percent of its own apple juice. China, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil are the countries who provide the rest.

How strong are the regulations on apple juice? Not very it seems. The Food and Drug Administration said “it will examine the restrictions”.

What does “examine the restrictions” mean? Is this to say they don't know their own restrictions on apple juice? Is anyone asking this question?

Combine these two things: Not knowing their own regulations or if they are healthy for you? This can't reveal anything good at all. University of Wisconsin, Madison professor Dr. Frank Greer says it best. “Whole foods are much better for you.”

Commentary: Corporal Punishment Doesn't Work, Study Finds

Corporal Punishment Leaves Too Many Scars, Inter Press Service, Sunday, November 20, 2011 (posted by Global Issues)

What I'd really like to see is more things like this article showing corporal punishment doesn't work (especially for drug offenses) and, as noted in the piece, may cause them "to take even harder drugs than before, making their whole problem worse." It would also be great to see this kind of study done with America jailing people for non-violent drug use. Could it be called torture? If you're poor and/or non-white then the answer would definitely be yes. What happens to those people when they get out? How does society treat them? Why are don't they get the chance to go to state-funded rehabilitation (because the state providing it is way more cost-efficient than imprisoning them for an extended period of time, not to mention the human lives ruined by the prison system)?