Even without a gym to go to post-haste after work on a daily basis anymore I’m happy to say that I’ve not yet gained any of the weight back, seemingly hovering at a tidy 174. I can’t wait to be in a position to sign up for a gym again and start those final nine pounds to the 165 goal that’s been 11 years coming now. In only three more pounds I’ll have lost 70, and it’s got me thinking that I’d be crazy not to put fingers to keys and employ a little SEO to try and sell my own little lifestyle guide slash diet plan. Of course, needing to purchase all new clothes could not have come at a worse time. Thankfully, seeing as I’m too old to care about fashion, I’ve also started pulling out my 11-year-old shirts. Like NBC’s Thursday nights, if you haven’t seen them they’re new to you!
This little post sparked by the news that the long-suffering High-Fructose Corn Syrup industry requires more profits and won’t take this public paddling lying down. The Corn Refiners Association have gone through the trouble of creating SweetSurprise, a new website offering up hardened sweetener facts like “sweeteners play an important role in a healthy, balanced diet.” Referencing such illustrious groups as the FDA – yes, the same that banned stevia many years ago when urged to do so by those with deeper pockets – the site pleads with you to believe that this by-product of the lowly corn stalk is no different than real sugar, even employing the meaningless “natural” term. Yes, it’s true, there’s no jurisdiction on the term natural, and thus it means nothing. They fail to mention that HFCS turns off your appetite suppression, hence why it’s so much easier to drink 2L of pop today than it was when you were younger. Too bad their FAQ wasn’t a Wiki or I could have added it in.
AdFreak, my favourite marketing blog read, reminds us of similar good times for the cigarette industry with this ad for Chesterfield cigarettes that provides indisputable evidence behind the goodness of cigarettes.
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