[quote=SD Realtor]I don’t know… we have 6 and 7 year olds and we simply do not buy soda for them and limit consumption of that, sugary cereals, etc…
What you pointed out is true however you also missed alot. The fact is that we have highly addictive consumables and mediums all around us. Nicotine, alcohol, porn, gambling, marijuana, etc….
I bet the number of people as a percentage now addicted to internet porn is well over the 1/3 increase that you cited addicted to sugar. I would surmise that addiction can be just as detrimental to our kids as soda.
Clearly the introduction of more and more destructive/addictive products and mediums increases the strains on the population in general.
Seems a little selective to me.[/quote]
it is selective because the health implication is so big. it is probably even bigger than nicotine.
we have no soda in the household, no fruit juices either. my 7 year old drinks nonfat milk and water and has no problems.
but you and I are not the problem. plenty of parents are letting their kids down soda pops, Gatorade, and fruit juices whenever they are thirsty.
once a child is obese, there is no going back.
what happens with obesity is the metabolism resets. so that most obese people will regain their weight even just going back to a “normal portion” diet. we are seeing fatty liver disease from obesity becoming the number one reason for cirrhosis. obviously heart disease and stroke are occurring much earlier. teenage diabetes type II’s, with progression to dialysis at age 40, blindness at age 50, amputations at age 60. gout in 20 and 30 year olds. diverticulitis, seen typically in the 60’s or older, are now routinely seen in 30 year olds. 40 and 50 year olds in the prime of their life are on 4 medications routinely to maintain their blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar problems. we have people getting total knee replacements at age of 50, when typically they get the replacements at age 70. cancer rate skyrocketing (turns out sugar promotes cancer growth).
I guess those are some of the reasons I’m being selective on sugar.
