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I think sugar consumption is not unique to Lower-income countries. A study showed that a US kids consumes more than 49 pounds of sugar a year. All these are th

I think sugar consumption is not unique to Lower-income countries. A study showed that a US kids consumes more than 49 pounds of sugar a year. All these are the processed food from the big box grocery stores. I suspect the sugar consumption is way less over in those countries where as a large segment of the population is unable to purchase processed food from the expensive grocery stores. Also sugary drinks are consumed by the kids at school to get some energy, many are unable to afford a breakfast and opt for that sugary syrup sold at the school canteen.

creatonez 2y ago
The damning thing here is that they are trying to introduce sugar overconsumption in markets not already exposed to it. They will sell two baby food products that are labelled exactly the same, with the only difference being higher sugar content in the version sold in the 3rd world. What the science tells us is that sugar addiction at young age means sugar addiction in adulthood, which is something Nestle has plenty of products to cater towards. They are aware of rich educated markets having some degree of education to avoid giving their children sugary products (and that these markets already have plenty of adult sugar addiction), and are relying on every other market to have no option but Nestle.