The documentary Consuming Kids reveals the shrewd practices
of the multi-billion dollar marketing machine designed to turn your kids into
loyal, lifelong consumers who will also influence how the entire family spends
its money.
Children age two to 11 now see an average of more than 10
television food ads per day. Ninety-eight percent of food advertisements viewed
by children are for products that are high in fat, sugar, or sodium. Most are
also low in fiber.
A UN official recently warned that obesity is a bigger
global health threat than tobacco use, and that this fact isn’t taken as
seriously as it should be.
He urges nations to place stricter regulations
on unhealthy foods, restrict junk food advertising, and amend agricultural
subsidies that make unhealthy processed foods cheaper than healthy foods.
Dominick Hussey
Osteopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner
Ottawa Holistic Wellness
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