Know what you eat

Found this great site: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts

Simply enter the food and in addition to basic nutrition data, you get inflammation rating.  Inflammation is what inhibits health and feeds disease in the body.  There has been much hype and recent commercials saying high fructose corn syrup is no different from any other form of sugars.  Well here is information that clearly refutes that without needing a degree in science!

Here is the explanation of the inflammation ratings: 

IF (INFLAMMATION FACTOR) RATING™ The IF (Inflammation Factor) Rating™ estimates the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory potential of individual foods or combinations of foods by calculating the net effect of different nutritional factors, such as fatty acids, antioxidants, and glycemic impact.

How to interpret the values: Foods with positive IF Ratings are considered anti-inflammatory, and those with negative IF Ratings are considered inflammatory. The higher the number, the stronger the effect. The goal is to balance negative foods with positive foods so that the combined rating for all foods eaten in a single day is positive.

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Sucrose (refined granulated sugar) - inflammation number : -14
High Fructose Corn Syrup - inflammation number: -1022


Lettuce - green leaf, for example is a 6 (a positive number)

Chronic inflammation is a disease. Unlike other diseases, though, this type of condition can develop slowly over time, leading to complex health conditions.
Although this type of inflammation has been known about for years, it is only now that doctors are realizing that it is incredibly important to control.
Without treatment, this illness can lead to a variety of complications, including a wide range of degenerative conditions and diseases.