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In response to "calories are not evil. Also, in Canada, juice has to be juice to be marketed as juice. Otherwise it has to be called a "beverage"." by Beryllium

look, there's a news story out today saying 1/5 of four year olds are obeses. Empty calories are bad. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Apr 7 '09, 09:30

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harder requirements towards food labeling is in order - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 09:43 2
- the lables are there. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:44 1
  - so juice is always a squized fruit put into a bottle? - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 09:47
I have a cousin who was raised on apple juice. Constant diet of it. - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:31 30
- you have to drink a LOT of water for it to be bad. very rare for kids to do that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:32 29
  - Right, because they'd rather drink juice or soda, keeping their electrolytes in balance and not suffocating their nervous system. - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:33 28
    - I don't think I'm missing the point. high sugar drinks mess up electrolytes, since you're taking that path. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:34 27
      - It was a joke. If a kid is obese at that age, fault lies entirely - 100% - with the parents, not with beverage companies. - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:35 26
        
        disagree, beverage companies hammer out the propaganda that juice is all healthy. It works, obviously. I think it's shared responsibility. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:36 25
        
        only real juice is healthy that is juices that have no additive of any kind -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 09:54
        
        You are missing the point. Juice is a preffered alternative to soda. It is not superior to water, but is superior to soda. As with all things, it's - TWuG Apr 7, 09:39 7
        
        I totally disagree that it's superior to soda. Just a *little* bit superior and not needed in any way. - loosilu Apr 7, 09:41 6
        
        i'd say that depends on the diet you kid has before i'd put out statements like that -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 09:52
        
        Moderation is the key. You're going all Nazi about it and your losing your audience. -- nm - TWuG Apr 7, 09:43 4
        
        *ding ding ding* -- nm - kelly Apr 7, 09:45
        
        "SugarNazi" is a pretty odd pet name -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:44 1
        
        I'm ok with it, honestly. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:45
        
        that's fair. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:43
        
        Oh, I agree that they market it that way. Doesn't mean they should change the juice. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:37 15
        
        I don't know how you got there. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:38 14
        
        That sounded like where you were going, that juice is evil ... ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:38 13
        
        oh, I think it's killing our kids. - loosilu Apr 7, 09:40 12
        
        Juice? You think Juice is killing kids? - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:41 11
        
        I won't rest until... *goes the closest golf course* -- nm - O.J. Apr 7, 09:43
        
        overconsumption of sugar. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:42 9
        
        Overconsumption of HFCS, I can agree with that being an issue. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:42 8
        
        all sugar. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:43 6
        
        that's just silly -- nm - decline Apr 7, 09:45 5
        
        you think overconsumption of sugar is not a problem? -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 09:46 4
        
        is it a problem? yes. is it "killing our kids"? no moreso than everything else they have to deal with in the world. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 09:49 1
        
        not according - loosilu Apr 7, 09:52
        
        overconsumption is not "all sugar"; all sugar means you won't even eat *rice* for chrissakes ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:47 1
        
        I would have said starch. - loosilu Apr 7, 09:48
        
        (erm, and refined sugar, as well) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 09:43

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