Cut Your Sugar Intake
Cut Your Sugar Intake

Who knew that the politics of sugar was so influential in our country? One family, the Fanjuls, control most of the U.S. sugar supply and enjoyed cozy relations with the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations.

When the WHO wanted to put together a Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health suggesting people cut their sugar intake to 10% of their diets, the US protested, insisting the WHO amend their figure to recommend 25% of one's diet as sugar.

You can find out more or take action here, or you could simply plan to cut your own sugar intake in your own diet. An easy way is to eat less processed foods. You can also substitute sugar from recipes with nutrient-rich maple syrup or honey. Also, sometimes just using less sugar than a recipe calls for still makes your finished product turn out well (case in point - pumpkin pie. Try it with 1/3 to 1/2 of the sugar).

Ironically, the Fanjul family were a major roadblock to CAFTA although in the end they couldn't prevent it from somewhat illegally going through.