RE: IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

[Guest guest]

ROTFLMAO!!! Some of us can thrive on the food from the garden sans salt! However, some of us are also salt fiends and would perish were it not for the shaker.

This article was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Obviously Mr. doesn't know the first thing about Natural Hygiene or the raw food movement.

Shari

[Guest guest]

Psssssst, don't tell anyone, salt is one of my preps, I have pounds stashed; sea salt natch!

  ~Katy Sheep to the right; His Lamb

“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength" Isa 30:15

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ROTFLMAO!!! Some of us can thrive on the food from the garden sans salt! However, some of us are also salt fiends and would perish were it not for the shaker.

This article was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Obviously Mr. doesn't know the first thing about Natural Hygiene or the raw food movement.

Shari

[Guest guest]

Actually it's only table salt that is dangerous, why? Aluminum, I use way more salt since I switched to unprocessed sea salt, it's yummy and healthy.

  ~Katy Sheep to the right; His Lamb

“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength" Isa 30:15

http://orchardhouseheirlooms.com/product_info.php/cPath/157_163/products_id/199 survival seeds

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-- IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

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IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

by Tom DeWeeseJuly 2, 2010NewsWithViews.com

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning an assault on salt. The government intends to set regulations to limit the use of salt intake by Americans. The regulations would set "legal limits on the amount of salt allowed in food products."

Of course, the excuse is "protection" of the health of the American people. Say the feds, limiting salt would prevent thousands of deaths from hypertension and heart disease.

In a complicated process, the FDA would analyze the salt in spaghetti sauces, breads, and thousands of other products that make up the $600 billion food and beverage market.

The main culprits behind the effort to have the FDA regulate salt is the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which has led a fight against salt for 30 years. CSPI wants the FDA to revoke salt's GRAS statue (Generally Recognized As Safe).

CSPI is the undisputed leader among the food police. It has launched an all out campaign against the eating habits of Americans, attacking Italian, Chinese, fast foods, soft drinks, French fries, extra cheese pizza, and almost anything else that tastes good. You might guess that son, the head of CSPI, is a rabid Vegetarian, horrified by nearly anything man chooses to eat.

CSPI calls for taxes on foods with fat, sugar, and sodium (called the "Twinkie Tax"). They want government-mandated warning labels on high-fat, high-calorie menu items. They advocate that broadcasters be required to give free "equal time" to government-advertisements of "healthy" foods every time Burger King runs an ad. They want warning labels of contamination from fresh, unpasteurized juices. And they constantly threaten restaurants with legal action over nutritional labeling. CSPI opposed consumption of animals (no meat or fish) and all of their byproducts, including cheese, milk, and ice cream. They oppose any consumption of alcohol, calling for hefty increases in beer taxes, even restrictions on adults, and poster size warning labels in restaurants. All of that action, of course, serves only to drive up the cost of food while robbing Americans of a freedom to choose what they eat.

CSPI has attacked nearly every food product on Earth, begging the question, "What's left to eat." sen suggests a sandwich of lettuce and bread - but be careful, because the bread has salt in it and the lettuce may have been sprayed with chemicals. In fact, he advises a near starvation diet of not much more than potatoes and carrots (don't over indulge in them). And he says, the American public cannot be trusted to make their own choices, so he must do it for them.

Now salt has become the main target in CSPI's war against eating. And it has bombarded the FDA relentlessly with demands to revoke salt's GRAS, to the point it is now moving to invoke government-mandated blandness, controlling our ability to decide if we like our food a little more tasty or not.

Like Obama's health care mess, the attacks against salt use and its imagined dangers are both wrong and unpopular. According to scientific research, something rarely used in CSPI's attacks, salt is not a danger. Research from UC- last fall found that "our bodies naturally regulate the amount of salt we take in," making government intervention pointless. In recent Rasmussen survey, just 33% of Americans think the government should set limits on salt we can eat. 55% say NO. The Wall Street Journal said meddling in salt is "an illegitimate form of government intervention" parading as paternalism "run amok."

What will result, if the FDA takes away salt's GRAS status, is a rampage of law suits by the food police. Whole industries will be destroyed. The government will set regulations for how much salt we can use in everything we eat. And so the American people will be even less free to decide for themselves.

There is one more point that must be considered in why the government is moving now to control salt. Obamacare. Now that the government has appointed itself as our caregiver, it has to watch the bottom line on expenses. Remember when members of congress denied as absurd, charges that Obamacare would lead to rationing? Well, this is how it will be done.

If they believe salt causes health problems, then it must be stopped - to cut costs and protect the people. That, of course, is the reason the government enforced seat belt laws - because people getting hurt in accidents cost government money for rescue services, 911 operators and emergency room services. Since government foots the bill for that in the name of the taxpayers, you have to toe the line and buckle up. It's the same with salt bans. So, will the government send agents to confiscate the salt shakers? Will we have to send in an application for permission to salt our pop corn? Or will we call the FDA in mass and say "get the hell out of my life!" You better decide quickly, before we can't even work in the salt mines to survive the ravages of Big Brother.

© 2010 Tom DeWeese -

[Guest guest]

I had gotten the impression that the article was far more political in tone and simply bewailing the notion that the government is making moves to "protect us" even more, as opposed to anyone learning how to read a label, or even coming to the conclusion that the fewer labels in one's food life, the better.I was at the dr.'s yesterday (regular check-up stuff, which I don't do regularly, much to everyone else's dismay), and he asked if I had gotten a flu shot last year. No, I told him, "I have issues with vaccinations." He didn't comment, but went on to ask about tetanus shots. I told him it had probably been about ten years, and that was the end of it for me. He didn't argue.Truth is, I think I scare him, and I haven't a clue why.!! But, hey, if it works, right?!! <snort>!Ev"A hundred million miracles are happening every day!"

ROTFLMAO!!! Some of us can thrive on the food from the garden sans salt! However, some of us are also salt fiends and would perish were it not for the shaker.

This article was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Obviously Mr. doesn't know the first thing about Natural Hygiene or the raw food movement.

Shari___

[Guest guest]

Thats funny .. the scare part. I told my kids Dr one time that I did not allow my boys to eat or drink Aspartame. He at first looked at me like I was crazy but then started asking me questions about it - like he did not have a clue. I gave him some websites to check out. He has never acted the same towards me - for the better.

I see some other reason as far as the salt.

Not sure what it is though. We all know they could careless about our health.

If they did they would demand the removal of flouride, msg and aspartame.

JMHO, Kathy

RE: IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

I had gotten the impression that the article was far more political in tone and simply bewailing the notion that the government is making moves to "protect us" even more, as opposed to anyone learning how to read a label, or even coming to the conclusion that the fewer labels in one's food life, the better.I was at the dr.'s yesterday (regular check-up stuff, which I don't do regularly, much to everyone else's dismay), and he asked if I had gotten a flu shot last year. No, I told him, "I have issues with vaccinations." He didn't comment, but went on to ask about tetanus shots. I told him it had probably been about ten years, and that was the end of it for me. He didn't argue.Truth is, I think I scare him, and I haven't a clue why.!! But, hey, if it works, right?!! <snort>!Ev"A hundred million miracles are happening every day!"

ROTFLMAO!!! Some of us can thrive on the food from the garden sans salt! However, some of us are also salt fiends and would perish were it not for the shaker.

This article was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Obviously Mr. doesn't know the first thing about Natural Hygiene or the raw food movement.

Shari___

[Guest guest]

You had a good doctor, the one I see at the clinic get furious; if I am not literally bowing to him for everything, as if they ever had any nutrition education in med school. I got tired of his spite so I am now on-my-own. I'm sure the 40 years I took care of myself will stand me in good stead.

  ~Katy Sheep to the right; His Lamb

“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength" Isa 30:15

http://orchardhouseheirlooms.com/product_info.php/cPath/157_163/products_id/199 survival seeds

Christian-homesteaders/ biblical survival

-- Re: IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

Thats funny .. the scare part. I told my kids Dr one time that I did not allow my boys to eat or drink Aspartame. He at first looked at me like I was crazy but then started asking me questions about it - like he did not have a clue. I gave him some websites to check out. He has never acted the same towards me - for the better.

I see some other reason as far as the salt.

Not sure what it is though. We all know they could careless about our health.

If they did they would demand the removal of flouride, msg and aspartame.

JMHO, Kathy

RE: IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

I had gotten the impression that the article was far more political in tone and simply bewailing the notion that the government is making moves to "protect us" even more, as opposed to anyone learning how to read a label, or even coming to the conclusion that the fewer labels in one's food life, the better.I was at the dr.'s yesterday (regular check-up stuff, which I don't do regularly, much to everyone else's dismay), and he asked if I had gotten a flu shot last year. No, I told him, "I have issues with vaccinations." He didn't comment, but went on to ask about tetanus shots. I told him it had probably been about ten years, and that was the end of it for me. He didn't argue.Truth is, I think I scare him, and I haven't a clue why.!! But, hey, if it works, right?!! <snort>!Ev"A hundred million miracles are happening every day!"

ROTFLMAO!!! Some of us can thrive on the food from the garden sans salt! However, some of us are also salt fiends and would perish were it not for the shaker.

This article was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Obviously Mr. doesn't know the first thing about Natural Hygiene or the raw food movement.

Shari___

[Guest guest]

Thats funny .. the scare part. I told my kids Dr one time that I did not allow my boys to eat or drink Aspartame. He at first looked at me like I was crazy but then started asking me questions about it - like he did not have a clue. I gave him some websites to check out. He has never acted the same towards me - for the better.~~~~Hey, at least he was open-minded about learning something new! Kudos to him for that.

I see some other reason as far as the salt.

Not sure what it is though. We all know they could careless about our health.

If they did they would demand the removal of flouride, msg and aspartame.

JMHO, Kathy ~~~~~No, I don't assume that there is any genuine concern for my well-being involved. I would look at who benefits from more controls, though.Me? I'm just keeping my head down and doing what I want to do, and when opportunities fall into my lap to voice my opinions to the powers that be, I do so. <shrug> It isn't in me to get terribly political. I tried it here on a very local level, and it nearly undid me. So, I just don't go there anymore, it's too negative for my energies.Ev"A hundred million miracles are happening every day!"

[Guest guest]

Actually, this is good for only one reason. Read an e-mail from HSI the

other day that research out now, shows that salt intake has no bearing

on high blood pressure, but does still affect edema.

As to salt in processed food. I think there should be no salt at all, in

any processed foods. let us add our own salt if we want to. I know I pop

my popcorn in a plain paper bag. No salt, no anything except popcorn. If

I decide to add salt at the table, I will do so. The same if I decide I

want a butter taste. I will strike some popcorn on butter in a

container. Might even salt the top of the butter.

In any case, most of my food is now processed at home, although I do

still buy a few things that are processed. So force all the companies to

stop putting salt in foods. Won't bother me a bit. BTW, I have over 300

pounds of various types of salt here. More than enough for the rest of

my life. Yes, I do preserve some, with salt.

One other thing was revealed with that HSI e-mail. Said that the salt

intake now between our country and other countries is now the same. So

evidentially, we no longer consume as much salt as we used to, here in

the US.

Yes I know that a lot of people think HSI use scare mongering tactics nd

are downright spammers. Thing is, it is very easy to unsubscribe from

the e-mail lists that were originally subscribed to. It's also been said

that their information is downright wrong. Well, I just say that no one

is forcing a person to read their e-mails or go by what they say. Me

now, it has helped me in my health problems and my doctor is impressed

by my use of alternative methods of illness treating.

Bill

Kathy wrote:

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> *IS SALTED POPCORN ABOUT TO BECOME A FEDERAL OFFENSE?*

> by Tom DeWeese

> July 2, 2010

> NewsWithViews.com

>

> *The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning an assault on salt.

> The government intends to set regulations to limit the use of salt

> intake by Americans. The regulations would set " legal limits on the

> amount of salt allowed in food products. " *

> *Of course, the excuse is " protection " of the health of the American

> people. Say the feds, limiting salt would prevent thousands of deaths

> from hypertension and heart disease.

>

> *

> *In a complicated process, the FDA would analyze the salt in spaghetti

> sauces, breads, and thousands of other products that make up the $600

> billion food and beverage market. *

> *The main culprits behind the effort to have the FDA regulate salt is

> the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which has led a

> fight against salt for 30 years. CSPI wants the FDA to revoke salt's

> GRAS statue (Generally Recognized As Safe). *

> *CSPI is the undisputed leader among the food police. It has launched an

> all out campaign against the eating habits of Americans, attacking

> Italian, Chinese, fast foods, soft drinks, French fries, extra cheese

> pizza, and almost anything else that tastes good. You might guess that

> son, the head of CSPI, is a rabid Vegetarian, horrified by

> nearly anything man chooses to eat.

>

> *

> *CSPI calls for taxes on foods with fat, sugar, and sodium (called the

> " Twinkie Tax " ). They want government-mandated warning labels on

> high-fat, high-calorie menu items. They advocate that broadcasters be

> required to give free " equal time " to government-advertisements of

> " healthy " foods every time Burger King runs an ad. They want warning

> labels of contamination from fresh, unpasteurized juices. And they

> constantly threaten restaurants with legal action over nutritional

> labeling. CSPI opposed consumption of animals (no meat or fish) and all

> of their byproducts, including cheese, milk, and ice cream. They oppose

> any consumption of alcohol, calling for hefty increases in beer taxes,

> even restrictions on adults, and poster size warning labels in

> restaurants. All of that action, of course, serves only to drive up the

> cost of food while robbing Americans of a freedom to choose what they eat. *

>

> **

>

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> *CSPI has attacked nearly every food product on Earth, begging the

> question, " What's left to eat. " sen suggests a sandwich of lettuce

> and bread - but be careful, because the bread has salt in it and the

> lettuce may have been sprayed with chemicals. In fact, he advises a near

> starvation diet of not much more than potatoes and carrots (don't over

> indulge in them). And he says, the American public cannot be trusted to

> make their own choices, so he must do it for them. *

> *Now salt has become the main target in CSPI's war against eating. And

> it has bombarded the FDA relentlessly with demands to revoke salt's

> GRAS, to the point it is now moving to invoke government-mandated

> blandness, controlling our ability to decide if we like our food a

> little more tasty or not.

>

> *

> *Like Obama's health care mess, the attacks against salt use and its

> imagined dangers are both wrong and unpopular. According to scientific

> research, something rarely used in CSPI's attacks, salt is not a danger.

> Research from UC- last fall found that " our bodies naturally

> regulate the amount of salt we take in, " making government intervention

> pointless. In recent Rasmussen survey, just 33% of Americans think the

> government should set limits on salt we can eat. 55% say NO. The Wall

> Street Journal said meddling in salt is " an illegitimate form of

> government intervention " parading as paternalism " run amok. " *

> *What will result, if the FDA takes away salt's GRAS status, is a

> rampage of law suits by the food police. Whole industries will be

> destroyed. The government will set regulations for how much salt we can

> use in everything we eat. And so the American people will be even less

> free to decide for themselves. *

> *There is one more point that must be considered in why the government

> is moving now to control salt. Obamacare. Now that the government has

> appointed itself as our caregiver, it has to watch the bottom line on

> expenses. Remember when members of congress denied as absurd, charges

> that Obamacare would lead to rationing? Well, this is how it will be done. *

>

>

> *If they believe salt causes health problems, then it must be stopped -

> to cut costs and protect the people. That, of course, is the reason the

> government enforced seat belt laws - because people getting hurt in

> accidents cost government money for rescue services, 911 operators and

> emergency room services. Since government foots the bill for that in the

> name of the taxpayers, you have to toe the line and buckle up. It's the

> same with salt bans.

>

> So, will the government send agents to confiscate the salt shakers? Will

> we have to send in an application for permission to salt our pop corn?

> Or will we call the FDA in mass and say " get the hell out of my life! "

> You better decide quickly, before we can't even work in the salt mines

> to survive the ravages of Big Brother.*

> *© 2010 Tom DeWeese - *