Refined, processed sugar especially in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is very hard on your liver and most of it is stored as body fat

Instead of eating whole foods—real foods—the contemporary American diet typically consists mostly of sugar, highly processed grains, and a montage of chemicals that are anything but food. Children are surrounded by these fake foods every day, which have a very different effect on their bodies than real food. The idea that "a calorie is a calorie" is a myth that's been disproven by science. Refined, processed sugar, especially in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is very hard on your liver and most of it is stored as body fat. Eighty percent of the foods lining grocery store shelves today contain extra sugar—and it adds up to disease. This excess sugar is at the heart of the metabolic dysfunction that's driving obesity, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and many of the other chronic conditions so rampant today. Yet, this is the opposite of what we are told by the media and countless so-called nutrition professionals. Instead of placing blame where blame is due—with the food industry and its failed oversight—the blame is placed on fat people, tagged as lazy, unmotivated, and lacking in willpower or moral fortitude. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sugar has actually been found to be eight times as addictive as cocaine! The US food system is taking an enormous toll on America's mental and physical health, as well as the economy. Seventy-five percent of our health care dollars go to the treatment of chronic metabolic disease. The statistics provided by FedUpMovie.com reveal the gravity of this problem: If you drink one to two sugar-sweetened beverages per day, you have a 26 percent higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes A 20-ounce bottle of coke contains the equivalent of 17 teaspoons of sugar. Just one soda per day raises your child's chance of obesity by 60 percent Between 1977 and 2000, Americans doubled their daily sugar intake. In 2012, Americans were each consuming an average of 130 pounds of sugar per year At the current rate, 95 percent of all Americans will be overweight or obese within 20 years By 2050, one of every three Americans will have type 2 diabetes Thin on the Outside, Fat on the Inside Is your child thin in spite of how he eats? Do you think, because he looks healthy, you can rest easy that his "strong constitution" or perhaps good genes have spared him from the effects of a suboptimal diet? Well, don't relax just yet... looks can be deceiving. Your child may be TOFI: "thin on the outside, fat on the inside." MRIs are now revealing that even thin people (kids included) are accumulating unhealthy amounts of visceral fat around their internal organs. Visceral fat is the worst kind of fat for your health, and if you have excess, you are prone to the same increased health risks as obese people. In fact, most "TOFI" kids are pre-diabetic. Statistically, up to 40 percent of "thin" people have excess visceral fat and elevated insulin levels. When you do the math, the numbers are dizzying: the majority of Americans now suffer from metabolic syndrome—51 percent!