References for dietary recommendations post

Xylitol.Org - Xylitol on the Web - get the free ebook and learn more about xylitol than you ever wanted to know! The safe natural sweetner.

Stevia Rebaudiana Information - super sweet leaf extract and it is NOT even a sugar..safe for diabetics.

Aspartame (Nutrasweet) Toxicity Information Center - resources on the truth about aspartame artificial sweetner, don't be fooled by the information claiming it is safe...check the history and it speaks for itself - avoid this stuff like the plague

washingtonpost.com: Sweet but Not So Innocent?
Learn about high fructose corn syrup and how detrimental to the body it is.. great article

Below are 3 very impressive articles showing the differences:

White sugar vs raw sugar

White bread vs brown bread

Brown rice vs white rice

Most people don't know but products like white sugar, white bread and white rice was originally preferred by well-to-do class of people because they were too good to eat that dirty looking brown stuff. So the peasants were more healthy than the rich people who suffered from various problems because of nutritional deficiency. Now it has become the standard pure white and deadly foods that just about everyone consumes. Part of this was marketing hype to make it just look nice and clean but little do people really know how deadly these foods are.