Mars Food plans to label some of its Dolmio pasta sauces, macaroni
cheese and other products as fit for consumption only once a week due to
high levels of salt, sugar or fat.
The scheme is part of a larger initiative by the
privately held U.S. food company to encourage healthier eating at a
time when large food multinationals, or Big Food, are coming under
increasing pressure from public health advocates and regulators
struggling to fight a growing obesity epidemic.
The plan, however, does not extend to Mars' chocolate or sweets
businesses, whose brands include M&M's, Snickers and Starburst.
Products that are particularly high in salt,
sugar or fat, including Dolmio lasagna meal kits and lasagna sauces,
will come with a label advising "occasional" consumption, meaning once a
week. However, the company said most of its products in the UK would
still be for consumption every day. It did not give details for other
countries but plans to introduce the labeling in all markets where those
products are sold.
Wow. This company is bordering on the philanthropic, isn't it? Hardly. This is simply the latest way that a company producing empty-calorie packaged "food" is attempting to stem the tide of government regulation. Seriously, whom do they think they're kidding?
The Mars Food products contribute to the most significant epidemic of our time: obesity in the very young. The CDC now estimates obesity-related conditions are responsible for a full 20% of deaths in this country. BMI levels are soaring in the southern states...the average mortality age in West Virginia is 65.
For the first time in history, the primary cause of death isn't starvation, it's an overabundance of zero-quality food!
Dr. Esther
fixdhealthcare.com
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