I read cornsugar.com and the website gives us an insight at why corn syrup and sugars are bad. Experts compare corn sugars and syrups to regular sugar that we add to our coffee and baked goods everyday. Many people are just now starting  to realize that corn syrup and sugars are bad for you because of articles and mostly kids commercials that tell parents that there is no longer added corn syrup and to choose the healthier choice. Micheal Jacobson, the executive director of the center for science in the public interest, says that corn sugar is essentially just as bad as normal sugar and that in reality the only way to become healthy or avoid corn sugars is to eat less sugars, all sugars, all together. Barry M. Popkin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says, "All sugar you eat is the same." Therefore, we must cut down on all sugars. I am just learning this as I'm reading about corn sugars. I had no idea that all sugars were bad for you. If you think about the sugars in fruit or even corn, would you think they were bad? I never did. These are "secrets" that people are not voicing loud enough and I think everyone should know about this! This topic goes back to "Food Inc." do we really know what we are eating? Or who's behind the food? The answer to that is no. We never actually realize any of these things until a big documentary such as "Food Inc." came out and even then people still didn't really know about the problems we face in food. This topic can go back to the GMOs editorial as well, the editorial stated that we need to be okay with GMOs and that there is nothing scientifically proven that says that GMOs are bad. What if we genetically modify all the foods with sugar and corn sugars and any other kind of sugars? There are tips to avoid GM crops such as corn and anything that doesn't have 100% cane sugar in it.  Have you looked at a label recently? What actually has 100% pure cane sugar in it? Besides, 100% pure cane sugar itself. Not much. More experts and people who are passionate about healthier foods need to speak up and be more vocal about the dangers or a simple sugar called corn sugar.

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I noticed that a few people wrote their editorials about the locally grown food here, farmers markets, and the thirty mile radius, so I decided to do a little research. I noticed that at our dining halls, especially Shively and Baker, have signs up next to the food that is local. The meat and vegetables usually always have signs next to them. I remember in fall, Baker had a pumpkin palooza and my roommates and I had to go check it out. Scattered around the food court were assortments of pumpkin products that were made by locals or homemade. From pumpkin pie, pumpkin cakes, pumpkin soup, pumpkin cracker dip, and even pumpkin lasagna we sampled it all! All the products were so much better than anything store bought and my roommates and I stocked up on pumpkin products. It felt good not only because of the glorious amounts of pumpkin foods that I was about to consume, but because we bought and participated in a local project. I always keep a look out for different kinds of local foods that Baker will put out. Baker's catering using local products too, such as Boughton's Locally Owned Milk Products. Jackie O's serves all locally grown foods and brews their own beer. There are many opportunities to buy and eat locally grown food in Athens.