Americans are fatter than Europeans because of CORN! [View All]

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I have always been, ummm, chunky. But I worked in Europe for almost two years, and slowly lost weight the entire time. I have never been able to figure out why. If anything, I ate more sweets in Europe. Yes, I walked a lot when I was there, but I walk a lot here too. In fact, my first assignment after Europe was in San Francisco where I walked 2 miles to and from work, yet I gained almost 40 pounds in 6 months. I thought it was the wine with dinner instead of soda, and I think that is part of it, but I think the bigger reason is CORN.

In the US, we use often use corn syrup instead of sugar. Several studies have shown than corn syrup, and especially high-fructose corn syrup, causes the body to store fat.

Also, in Europe, most cows are pasture fed. I am a vegetarian, but I eat a lot of dairy. Dairy from pasture-fed cows contains 3-5 times as much CLA as grain and corn fed cows, and it has more omega-3 fatty acids. (The cows will not produce as much milk though.) CLA has been shown to aid in weight loss.

Well guess what, I switched to make sure I buy butter, (Kerry Gold from Ireland), yogurt and milk from cows that are at least partially pasture fed, and I have been slowly losing weight, especially around my tummy.

I had to share!