The Food Industry

The Food Industry

The Food makers:

• Spend nearly 1.6 billion annually to market and reach children under 12 years of age.
• Makers of junk food products donate large sums of money to nutritional associations to get access to decision makers and promote their products even though they are not nutritionally sound.
• Processed foods gain more profit than minimally processed foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables. More processing means more profit, although much less healthy food.
• Less processed foods are generally more filling and satisfying.
• Label claims such as "zero trans fats," or "whole wheat" create false impressions that a product is healthy when it isn't. Foods loaded with salt, sugar or saturated fats is an unhealthy choice.
• In 2006, major beverage makers agrees to remove sugary sodas from school vending machines, but persuaded lawmakers to allow high sugared sports drinks and vitamin water to be sold.
• A group called Center for Consumer Freedom that are funded by companies like Coca-Cola, Tyson Foods and Wendy's, are against obesity related public health campaigns.

"How will you make some better choices this New Year on what goes into your body?"

 

70% of us are either overweight or obese and that number includes our children as well. Knowing that these can increase risks of cancer, diabetes heart disease, stroke and many other illnesses, we are literally digging our own graves with our forks and cups.

 

Make a commitment to your temple and your health, one day at a time.