{"id":640,"date":"2009-11-03T09:11:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T09:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=640"},"modified":"2009-11-03T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T09:11:48","slug":"do-we-have-to-slow-poison-our-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/do-we-have-to-slow-poison-our-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Do we have to slow poison our kids ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, for once I am not talking about the effects of global warming and the retreating glaciers. I am talking about something that is far far easier to control if we had the will to it.<br \/>\nWith diabetes becoming an epidemic in urban India ( India is the diabetic capital of the world) and more and more kids being prone to the disease, surely it time to check the rampant advertising that comes on TV that tries to drive kids to stop eating fresh foods, but those foods that use chemicals to provoke the taste buds in children &#8211; fooling the body into believing those foods are good for them. The overheated and chemically created snacks, chocolate bars, breakfast foods, noodles and chips, ice creams that are made of the same chemicals and fats that detergents are made of,  etc are slow poison not only because of the chemicals and fats they contain, but also because of they are replacing natural foods.<br \/>\nCommercials on TV are designed by experts that are very good at driving child psychology. Especially as the child&#8217;s mind is the most vulnerable of them all. If smoking and alcohol ads are banned, then surely we should look at ads that encourage eating habits that lead to diseases in children ?<br \/>\nI wonder how many parents would allow their kids to eat a packet of chemically laden snacks, if the the packet said in clear bold letters &#8221; This food could lead to chemical imbalances in your child that could lead to diabetes&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, for once I am not talking about the effects of global warming and the retreating glaciers. I am talking about something that is far far easier to control if we had the will to it. 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