Why is sugar-filled cereal marketed to children?
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for the same reason alcohol and cigarettes is marketed to adults
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because the snacks are delicious.  if schools remove vending machines, kids are still going to the market or fast food restaurants before/after school to buy deliciouslness.
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glycoproteins are basically sugar molecules that attach to proteins in the body.  ogliosaccharides is the term i think.  anyway glycoproteins help signal the cells in the body basically to do their job and help the body to function.  people who could have a deffiency in these could suffer from a multiple of disorders or problems, one of them being hearing loss.  however this med hasnt officially been approved for this treatment, which is probably the reason in which you cannot find any research on it, and to some extent, i wouldnt believe everything i read on the web anyway.  there are places that sell them on the web, but i dont if i would go there, i would first before anything have her parents talk to her pediatrician.  i wouldnt even know if they would be safe for someone her age to take.
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Having the child actors eating the food and appearing to enjoy it very much.  Children have no idea those kids are actors, so they take the recommendations seriously.\n\nAssociating the food with having lots of friends.  Kids in food commercials hardly ever snack alone this is for a reason.  Usually the mom whips out the food and everyone thinks she's cool.  Like sunny-d-lite.\n\nHaving The actors refer to some parental approval.  "Mom says it's OK!"  If the TV mom says it's ok then you should argue with your mom until she says OK too.\n\nImplying that the food will cause some magical transformation or make characters appear.  You would be surprised how old kids are who still secretly hope that tony the tiger will show up when they're eating!\n\nLink-marketing foods to products or entertainment, like barbie or shrek.
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roaches are good one someone else already said but it maybe easier to find dry cereal. I find fruit loops crunch alot...i don't do it on purpose tho, this is my kids spilling...
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The problem is that people have bought in to advertisement.  People believe that they "need" somethng just because the tv commercial says so.  Or that their kid "HAS TO" have the latest and greatest toy just because some other kids parents have shelled out for it.\n\nThere isn't ANY holiday that isn't commercialized in some way anymore.
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well i think they would make the box very colorful and atractive to young kids so they will beg their parents to buy it for them and they can have any price cuz the kid will beg and beg until he/she gets it\nfor healthy cereals it must be tougher but as long as its cheap and has all the important facts about it like cholesteral and all that stuff people will buy it
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no because of the sugar
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Anything that sells cars. Also, 'wonder bread'. Any mother who would feed that crap to their child, should be jailed for abuse. Not only does the ad promote the most nutritionally bereft bread available on the market, it also says that it's okay to be an idiot parent, feed your kids crap, and worst of all, GIVE IN TO YOUR IDIOT CHILD'S DEMANDS, as it's the kids in the ad who ask for Wonder bread, and get it! This company, like the cigarette companies, should be sued, and forced to change the name 'Wonder bread' to 'Constipation enhancer'
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It depends on the brand... You cannot just say yes or no when there is so many different brands.\n\nNabisco recently came out with a "WHOLE GRAIN" version has 13 grams of sugar... I realize that some of the sugar is natural in figs, but it is also in the ingredient list as added.\n\nThere is an organic brand ... I cannot think of the name now but It is whole grain, no sugar added, and that is good for you.\n\nUnfortunately, most companies add so much sugar or fat that they make things unhealthy. Then, they try to pawn it off as healthy... one company even has whole grain nacho or tortilla they them fry in in a bunch of fat and try to make you think it is good for you.  That is coming close to the way tobacco companies used to add stuff to cigarettes and make you think they were good.  \n\nI think it is time for a class action law suit against these food companies for trying to pawn off unhealthy food on unsuspecting consumers and lure the children into force in parents to buy it.\n\nGood luck...
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Is this a trick question?  I thought they always packaged them in boxes.  I did some research and found this statement:\n\n"The American Cereal Company originated the idea of marketing a cereal brand directly to the consumer, packaging its Quaker Oats in a box with a guarantee of purity and cleanliness. The "Quaker Man" became the first cereal mascot in a national campaign."\n\nApparently, they were founded on the principle of giving a product that was already packaged in a box.  So I don't think they ever sold in bulk.\n\nhttp://www.bbod.com/amceconewje1.html
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Whole wheat flour and products of whole grains.  As far as giving up sugar (just white sugar?) you can sweeten things with rice syrup nicely!
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It is to do with ginger beer because that was the only fizzy drink available to kids years ago. You couldn't ask for beer so you asked for ginger and then when other flavours were included the name ginger just stuck
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Splenda is an artificial sweetner made from sucralose.\nIt was discovered about 20 years ago and as a product has had about 100 different Pk or safety studies conducted on it.\n\nThe process to manufacture Sucralose does take sucrose, the normal sugar we consume and bind it with a chlorine atom. This makes a chemically stable bond that is only broken apart under some very specific parameters, none of which are normally encountered in everyday use.\n\nTo make it appear as a replacement for sugar, Sucralose is bulked up with Maltodextrin a carbohydrate derived from corn, giving it some calories but making it measure and act more like sugar. This combination is called Splenda Granular.\n\nUsing lab animals, many studies concerning cancer, toxicity, kidney and liver damage have been done. Surprisingly, rats do make excellent models for humans for this type of research, and opinions about lab animal research aside, the chemicals involved in this product have been well researched.\n\nSucrose is treated in a specialized process and some molecules are moved as a chlorine is substituted. In gheneral, we consume a lot of chlorise., Sodium Chloride is one atom of sodium and one atom of chloride bound to make table salt. All srts of presevatives and processes utilize chloride in this fashion.  A small percentage of os sucralose does  break down into small amounts of 1,6-dichlorofructose, a chemical that has not been adequately tested in humans.\n\nIn general, the product should be deemed safe in most people. There are some documented, and MANY UNDOCUMENTED reports of health issues among people. The documented are from peopel with current throid or kidney problems having those problems get worse. The undocumented problems blame anything from eyesight loss, to arthtitis on artificial sweetners. As a scientist, I have to question any report that is not duplicated or one that you cannot rule out other unrelated problems. \n\nI think common sense should apply here. In normal consumption doses this product will behave as expected in nearly all people. Meaning, don't consume 40 cans of Diet cola and eat 20 diet twinkies, etc. Normal consumption will be fine over a lifetime.\n\ni could do a study over 25 yeras that shows the adverse effects of sugar, versus aspartame and sucralose. Bottom line is that all will have some impact. One can cause diabetes and obesity. The others may cause enlarged kidneys or livers (whch goes away if you stop use). In terms of public health and lifestyle, which threats are worse? Eating poorly, consuming fast food and not exercising are far worse than sonsuming diet drinks and foods. \n\nThese products can help eliminate the guilt of empty calories, but you should not reley on them for weightloss without proper diet and exercise.\n\nAs for safety, they are as safe as any processed food product is.  Look at a label of cereal, or cheese slices, or a frozen meal. They all contain some complex molecules that in some are probably very reactive, but in most are just fine.
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Skittles are small round fruit chews that come in a hard candy shell with a letter "s" on it, originally from the United States. Sold either in packets or in a cup-shaped containers ranging in size from 7.3oz to 48oz, Skittles come in several varieties, including original fruit, tropical, wild berry, smoothie mix, and sour, each with five different colors and flavors. The flavor "tart 'n' tangy" was discontinued in the early-1990s. A favorite of children, Skittles have made multiple appearances within pop culture, including in The Simpsons. Skittles are also well-known for their advertising campaigns. Often associated with rainbows (due to their colors), Skittles slogans include "Taste the rainbow", and there have been several television commercials, often considered some of the best in the genre, centering on surreal scenes, presumably set in Ireland, with happy people joyously receiving a bounty of Skittles raining from a rainbow in the sky. Skittles are also commonly used by teachers to demonstrate probability (using the color distribution).\n\nSkittles sold in the UK are made in the Czech Republic, where Mars, Incorporated makes them for export to many EU markets. The company also produces the candy in Victoria, Australia, which are distributed to the New Zealand market. There is at least one company which has the support of American candy manufacturers and is registered and based in the United Kingdom.\n\nSkittles are a non-kosher food.\n\n\nOriginal Skittles\nOriginal Fruit Skittles is sold in red bags or boxes. There are five flavors.\n\nThe flavors are:\n\nStrawberry (red) \nLemon (yellow) \nGrape (purple) \nLime (green) \nOrange (orange). \nNote: At the same time the lemon Starburst was voted substantially more popular than a prospective replacement of green apple, the Lime skittle was placed against an Apple skittle of the same color - and also won out substantially\n\n\nWild Berry Skittles\n \nWild Berry Skittles Web Page ShotIn 1998, Wild Berry Skittles was introduced. Wild Berry is a mix of exotic berry flavoring. The product is sold in purple bags.\n\nThe flavors are:\n\nRaspberry (Blue) \nWild Cherry (Red) \nStrawberry (Magenta) \nBerry Punch (Purple) \nMelon Berry (Green) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmoothie Mix Skittles\n \nSmoothie Mix Skittles Site ShotSmoothie Mix Skittles was introduced in Summer 2005. The name comes from a smoothie, which is a fruit mix drink. It is sold in a pink bag.\n\nThe flavors are:\n\nPeach Pear (light green) \nMixed Berry (purple) \nLemon Berry (light yellow) \nStrawberry Banana (light purple) \nOrange Mango (faded orange) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkittles Bubble Gum and other products\n \nSkittles bubble gumIn 2004, Original Fruit Skittles bubble gum was introduced. Later that year, Skittles introduced a product made in partnership with Lip Smackers, Skittles-flavored lip gloss.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPop Culture\nThe original release in 1981 featured a child doing the moonwalk, a dance made popular by Michael Jackson.\n\nSkittles was the sponsor of the #36 Pontiac in the NEXTEL Cup Series in NASCAR racing from 1997-1998. Drivers were Ernie Irvan and Derrike Cope.\n\nSkittles were mentioned in The Simpsons, as the ingredient in a fictional alcoholic concoction known as "Skittlebrau". To this day, some mistakenly believe it is a commercially produced product.\n\n--You can get more information in the link below.--
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captin crunch has those little green cereal peices in it
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First and foremost, nutrition.\n\nRead nutrition/ingredient panels on food product labels very carefully.\n\nCorn syrup is an insidious food additive that is one of the main culprits in ADHD among children. The processed sugars create a mental state of hyperawareness that results in uncontrollable hyperactivity. It is extremely important that corn syrup, and related corn by-products, like corn starch, are completely eliminated from your daughter's diet.\n\nBe aware: canned and packaged foods, like ketchup, barbecue sauce, gravy, ice cream, wheat bread, frozen lasagna, TV dinners, pot pies, sugary snacks, candy bars, tomato sauce . . . are all corn syrup culprits. Again, look for corn syrup on ingredient labels.\n\nRelated to that: look for any kind of added sugars, like what you get in ice creams, candy bars, sauces . . . Look out for sugar!\n\nNext, try to regulate processed flour products. These are white breads, white pastas, and white rice. They are high-glycemic index carbohydrates, which means they are instantly converted to sugar when digested. You need to switch to whole wheat pasta, brown rice, wild rice, or basmati and whole grain bread (do not use wheat bread!)\n\nThen, try to get her involved in something physical: basketball, softball, martial arts, dance, a game of catch, bicycle riding . . . Physical activity is great for reducing the effects of ADHD.\n\nYou also need to reduce the amount of time spent watching TV and playing video games. These contribute to ADHD.\n\nI am very wary of using herbal remedies on children. Herbs are no more or less potent than over-the-counter drugs, and can cause serious health effects in children. You must consult with a pediatrician before using herbs.\n\nGood wishes for helping your daughter, and I hope you consider my nutritional suggestions.