Progressive Wednesday

Corn, from Ascorbates to Zein: Sign

May 9th, 2007 by Progressive Wednesday

High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the leading causes of obesity and type-2 diabetes, especially in children. There is a movement in New York City schools to have HFCS removed from school lunches that is garnering a good deal of attention. Here is a petition online that has collected almost 500 signatures. Add yours. It only takes a few seconds and can send a strong message, and maybe make “Big Apple kids” a bit healthier.

When Congress votes on a new Farm Bill this year, they will decide how much money will be paid in subsidies and to whom that money will go. This petition asks them to shift those funds away from the huge corporate farms and towards programs that can put those subsidies to better use. So please sign it, then tell your friends and tell them to tell their friends…