The dangers of eating Fruit Loops

Hoshiko76

The dangers of eating Fruit Loops http://thenakedlabel.com/blog/2015/02/04/6-reasons-froot-loops-cereal-killing-kids/

jacksonpt

So, basically it comes down to sugar and a whole bunch of mights and coulds? Do you ever leave the house? Better not. You could get hit by a car or struck by lightning.

For me, as an athlete... sugar is something I specifically look for.

zoeysasha37

Ummmm....ok then.............

giantrobot_powerlifting

That was the dumbest thing I've ever read, and considering that anything can be published on the internet with little or to no costs, that's saying a lot.

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Rukia_K

Sad but true Most of the cereals pushed at kids, even the supposedly healthy ones, are full of various sugars (refined/cane/molasses/honey/agave/coconut blossom etc etc)
The manufacturers bang on about added vitamins/minerals thereby confusing parents with their mumbo-jumbo about vitamin/mineral deficiencies and therefore promote cereals as a substitute for a healthy diet.

365andstillalive

I'mma go poor myself a big bowl of delicious, sugary, death now.

LolBroScience

Strong website:

http://thenakedlabel.com/juicing

martyqueen52

LolBroScience wrote: »

Strong website:

http://thenakedlabel.com/juicing

more like auto-downloader. Thank God for sandboxing

kalbo798

It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

Azexas

I hate blog articles. I could write a blog stating the sky was green...doesn't make it true.

LolBroScience

kalbo798 wrote: »

It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

Well, according to that website the solution is juicing.

MiloBloom83

I no longer eat Fruit Loops, but it's from the mental trauma caused by what constituted the "bowl" on that particular porn site. That was a lot of cereal and milk. No Fruit Loops. NO!

gothchiq

bahahaha. No, the worst thing that'll happen with froot loops is, if ur pancreas isn't fabulous, your blood sugar will peak and then crash, and then u will feel like mashed butt. I'm prediabetic so I stay far away from junk foods like that, but it won't KILL anyone ffs. I use a protein shake for breakfast myself, using strong cold coffee rather than water as the liquid. Not a morning person lol.

kaylajane11

I ate a bowl of sugary cereal (including Froot Loops) almost every day as a kid. I was a picky eater and that was pretty much the only thing I liked for breakfast. I was never overweight as a kid/adolescent, I didn't develop cancer, heart disease, or food allergies, and I grew up to be a healthy adult - who still eats Froot Loops.

mistikal13

I hate articles like this

Hollywood_Porky

Not sure if it's "killing" kids per se, but the nutritional content cannot be disputed. There's no fiber to mitigate the insulin reaction ingesting the product, unlike fruit which has plenty of sugars but also fiber to assist in digesting the food so that the liver is saved from incineration.

Refined carbohydrates are not to be taken lightly. Eating a whole foods diet mitigates the effect any refined carb could have on the body.

There's more to it than just the sugar issue - food colorings are not necessary in the diet - natural foods don't require an additive to make it appealing or edible.

BHT is another issue - again, no need to ingest it and when on a whole foods diet, won't even be a concern. Why ingest it when alternative foods are in place that you can eat that won't even be a cause of concern?

I think it's "food for thought" - you can't dispute the numbers - you can dispute the headline grabbing - but make no mistake, the issue is real.

Obesity is not a problem, it's a solution, just like being healthy is a solution.

I like the recent Deflategate terminology - "more probable than not". Maybe studies say or don't say something, but is it more probable than not eating a whole foods diet will increase the odds of getting Type II diabetes or becoming obese versus these foods? Highly unlikely.

xcalygrl

I like Froot Loops. I eat them in moderation. I have for years. Surprisingly, I'm still alive to post this message.

Also, I made it through about 2 paragraphs before I got annoyed with the 1) stupidity and 2) misuse of correct words. People write articles, not right articles.

ETA: I skimmed the rest of the article (just the "bullet points"). Most of their reasons to avoid Froot Loops are fearmongering and are not scientifically backed.

wizzybeth

I've eaten Froot Loops off and on for nearly 40 years.

Sarasmaintaining

kalbo798 wrote: »

It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

Sigh.... just No.

Lukyanenko

There is nothing wrong with GMO. Or sugar.

eric_sg61

Would rather eat Cocoa Krispies, Crunch Berries, or honey nut Cheerios

jacksonpt

kalbo798 wrote: »

It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

Why can't both be viable options with the individual person making the decision for themselves?

If 70% of the population is overweight, then apparently NO message is reaching the masses. At least not any message pertaining to heath, diet, exercise, etc. Or maybe they just don't care enough to make the sacrifices.

stevencloser

tedboosalis7 wrote: »

Not sure if it's "killing" kids per se, but the nutritional content cannot be disputed. There's no fiber to mitigate the insulin reaction ingesting the product, unlike fruit which has plenty of sugars but also fiber to assist in digesting the food so that the liver is saved from incineration.

Refined carbohydrates are not to be taken lightly. Eating a whole foods diet mitigates the effect any refined carb could have on the body.

There's more to it than just the sugar issue - food colorings are not necessary in the diet - natural foods don't require an additive to make it appealing or edible.

BHT is another issue - again, no need to ingest it and when on a whole foods diet, won't even be a concern. Why ingest it when alternative foods are in place that you can eat that won't even be a cause of concern?

I think it's "food for thought" - you can't dispute the numbers - you can dispute the headline grabbing - but make no mistake, the issue is real.

Obesity is not a problem, it's a solution, just like being healthy is a solution.

I like the recent Deflategate terminology - "more probable than not". Maybe studies say or don't say something, but is it more probable than not eating a whole foods diet will increase the odds of getting Type II diabetes or becoming obese versus these foods? Highly unlikely.

Cereal has fibre. Some more than others but they have some.
The usual "refining it somehow makes it evil" crap.
Many food colorings come straight out of whole foods.
BHT is also something that occurs in nature. It's also an antioxidant, seems to be anti-viral, does not cause cancer apparently and has exceptionally low toxicity. So where is that "concern" you're talking about?
And last but not least because people seem to have to repeat this ad nauseam: Eating sugar does NOT cause diabetes, for the thousandth time, and you can get obese from eating nothing but whole foods your whole life.

SherryTeach

kalbo798 wrote: »

It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

I occasionally eat a measured portion of Froot Loops as my before bed snack. I am under no impression that they contain any nutritional value. I just like them. I've been at my goal weight for 2.5 years. . 104 pounds. I guess eating them in smaller increments does work.

FunkyTobias

tedboosalis7 wrote: »

Not sure if it's "killing" kids per se, but the nutritional content cannot be disputed. There's no fiber to mitigate the insulin reaction ingesting the product, unlike fruit which has plenty of sugars but also fiber to assist in digesting the food so that the liver is saved from incineration.

LOLWUT? How, pray tell, does insulin cause the liver to be incinerated?

abatonfan

I gave up after the "sugar causes diabetes" comment and went to go bang my head against a wall. I can't deal with this author's intelligence.

Seriously. I'm sick and tired of people believing that diet influences the development of "diabetes" (note how I'm mentioning no specific type). Diet has very minimal to no influence of the development of type 1 (there are some suggestions that vitamin D deficiency or early exposure to cow's milk increases the chances of development, but correlation is not causation). *rant over*

ManiacalLaugh

abatonfan wrote: »

I gave up after the "sugar causes diabetes" comment and went to go bang my head against a wall. I can't deal with this author's intelligence.

Seriously. I'm sick and tired of people believing that diet influences the development of "diabetes" (note how I'm mentioning no specific type). Diet has very minimal to no influence of the development of type 1 (there are some suggestions that vitamin D deficiency or early exposure to cow's milk increases the chances of development, but correlation is not causation). *rant over*

Thank you. This is quickly becoming one of my biggest pet peeves. My friends got together recently to make a short film. In the writing process, one of them actually suggested that the character "catch" BOTH types of diabetes after a week of binging.... because it would be funny..... SMH.

raelynnsmama52512

Dude, just stop. Just walk away from the keyboard. Please.

snickerscharlie

tedboosalis7 wrote: »

Not sure if it's "killing" kids per se, but the nutritional content cannot be disputed. There's no fiber to mitigate the insulin reaction ingesting the product, unlike fruit which has plenty of sugars but also fiber to assist in digesting the food so that the liver is saved from incineration.

Fried liver is good with onions. Just sayin'.

peachyfuzzle