These days you could spray a cardboard box with Vitamin C and claim that it boosts immunity, curbs cardiovascular disease and aids digestion. Isn’t it enough that food manufacturers manipulate our palate with excess sugar, salt, and fat – but now they have the audacity to claim it’s good for our health. There’s no doubt the prominent use of immunity claims to advertise sugar-laden cereals misleads the parents of young kids. However, I was over the moon when I heard Kellogg has agreed (under duress no doubt) to remove the “Immunity” claims that are plastered all over their sugar-suffused cereals. It’s time to start culling the rest of the culinary crap that goes on in our grocery aisles.
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