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Parents really need to stop giving this poison to their children. All birthday parties & events geared towards kids has this poison as the main attraction. And
by b1ueocean 13y ago
Parents really need to stop giving this poison to their children. All birthday parties & events geared towards kids has this poison as the main attraction. And don't get me started on breakfast cereals....
- EpicEng 13y agoOh c'mon, lighten up. Sure, kids shouldn't be eating frosted flakes and garbage like that on a regular basis, but you're not going to give your kid a birthday cake? No occasional ice cream cones? Must be fun to be your kid. Everything in moderation.
- pradocchia 13y agoBirthday cakes, Halloween candy, Christmas candy....this is a tremendous amount of sugar, and is kind of shocking to one who grew up without it. The ubiquity of sugar today discourages moderation by normalizing consumption. It would be like having ash trays in every public space and cigarette ads on tv, with "enjoy responsibly" as the tag line.
- sosborn 13y ago> It would be like having ash trays in every public space and cigarette ads on tv, with "enjoy responsibly" as the tag line Like they do with alcohol? Seriously, what's wrong with enjoying sugar responsibly?
- EpicEng 13y agoThe ubiquity of sugar today discourages moderation by normalizing consumption. Ok, and that's bad, but I can't control other people's kids. I can however treat my son every so often without fear of anything terrible happening. It would be like having ash trays in every public space and cigarette ads on tv, with "enjoy responsibly" as the tag line. Not really. Adults chose to smoke. They're grown ups, they get to make choices and live with the consequences. I'm fine with them smoking outdoors as well because it doesn't take away my choice to be in a smoke free environment the vast majority of the time. So how is indoor smoking like eating candy again? I'd like to see some data which shows that occasional sugar intake leads to real health problems.
- king_jester 13y ago> Birthday cakes, Halloween candy, Christmas candy....this is a tremendous amount of sugar, and is kind of shocking to one who grew up without it. Each of those events happens 1 time per year. Having the occasional slice of cake or some candy is not the problem in terms of a diet.
- pradocchia 13y agoEach of those events happens 1 time per year. kids attend their friends birthdays. candy occasions can work out to several times a month between halloween and new years.
- miralabs 13y agoWhats needed is the reduction of added sugars on everyday food..mostly processed food. I dont think we should go to the extent of not having cakes or ice cream on special occasions, that is not the problem.
- ScottBurson 13y agoAgreed. Sugar is being added to almost everything... even chicken broth, to take one example that surprised me.
- mcb3k 13y agoYeah, one of the things that people don't realize is that sugar's hygroscopic nature is a great way to make things shelf stable. This is one of the reasons why so many processed foods end up having a lot more sugar than would typically be in the home-made variant.
- bbosh 13y agoDon't eat processed food.
- wambotron 13y agoWho are you to say my kids can't eat Arsenic Flakes or Lead-frosted Crunchies?
- hrjet 13y agoEvolution is on his side. We often have a sweet tooth, but rarely an Arsenic tooth. That said, I do believe sugars should be consumed in moderation.