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You Vs. Sugar

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size20oz
Amount Per Serving
Nutrient Gatorade Coconut Water
Sugar 35,000mg 1,000mg
Sodium 275mg 316mg
Potassium 75mg 89mg
Magnesium 0mg 9mg
Calcium 0mg 8mg

Sugar - we eat a lot more than we think. How? - It's hidden in our food. Many food manufacturers add sugar to help “cut back” on calories. However, most sugars aren't natural to our diet. It sends our livers in to overdrive as the sugar is metabolized into fat.

| Sugar has also been linked to compulsive eating. This highly refined ingredient breaks down quickly, offering immediate reward to the pleasure seeking centers of the brain. You - you like sugar. I do too. But over induging isn't entirely our fault - scientifically speaking, sugar is more addictive than cocaine. |

SOURCE
| "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us"
By Michael Moss |

Diet Dr. News Article, "Sugar vs Fat on BBC: Which is Worse?"

Great Nations

What makes a great nation?

A nation can be great for all kinds of reasons, but | nations with high levels of trust, have higher income levels and more stable governments. The citizens possess higher levels of social capital, which is built through positive interactions between people - which then leads to greater economic development. | So, what makes a great nation? You & me.

NATIONS WHERE CITIZENS HAVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF TRUST
China
Norway
Sweden
Canada
United States

NATIONS WHERE CITIZENS HAVE LOW AMOUNTS OF TRUST
South Africa
Chile
Nigeria
Peru
Lebanon

SOURCE
| July/August 2010 Fast Company
Graph:Pew Research Center