Thanks for reading epearson. I'm happy you took something from it. A lot of people think like you used to--that GMOs and additives and "chemicals" are what make certain foods unhealthy. (Everything in the physical world is made of 100% chemicals [not 99%], naturally occurring arsenic exists in our bodies, GMOs have never been proven unhealthy, and most food additives have been approved by international regulatory bodies with strict safety standards.)

Your old type of thinking leads to people forsaking fruit at Walmart and buying expensive organic soda (this actually exists) and non-GMO candy bars from Whole Foods.

There are only four truly "fattening" food ingredients: added sugar, white flour, vegetable oil, and processed meat. (And also all sugary drinks, especially juice.) These are all utterly ubiquitous in the Western food supply.

I'll defend all this in future posts :)