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Kellogg’s - you don’t deserve to be called Australian.

Filed under: Food and Diet by Matt Emery on August 19, 2007 @ 23:54 PDT

Kellogg’s is misleading the Australian public. They are keeping people unhealthy, and why not, they’re making a tonne of money…

Did you know?

  • Kellogg’s Nutri Grain is 31% sugar.
  • Kellogg’s Just Right is 31% sugar.
  • Kellogg’s Sultana Bran is 23% sugar.
  • Kellogg’s Special K is 15% sugar.
  • Kellogg’s All Bran is 14% sugar.

Now check out their incredibly biased food pyramid;

  • Grain and grain based foods 4 - 6 or more servings per day
  • The Vegetable Group - 5 servings per day
  • Meat  - 1 or 2 servings per day

Seeing a pattern yet?  Read on…

Kellogg’s make the following statements;
“A high fibre, high-carbohydrate breakfast helps you feel fuller for longer which may lead to less mid-morning snacking.”
“High Carbohydrate intakes: Help provide energy for metabolism and activity, Are important for weight control, Help achieve low fat intakes.”

Kellogg’s is trying to trick you (and your children);
High carbohydrate foods create a spike in insulin, the net effect is that you crave more food sooner.  High Carbohydrate foods are NOT a good choice for weight loss, and they help achieve low-fat intakes by satisfying you with sugar, instead of fat - which promotes weight gain!

If you know much about nutrition, you’ll understand the horror I feel about the major food corporations, and how they are carefully misleading the citizens… they are literally playing with your life!  With mass marketing as their means of attack, they are successfully keeping many Australians unfit - and as a result they are strongly encouraging the rise in Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease and other conditions.

What does this mean for you? And what can you do?
Get informed!!!  Read the nutrition tables on the back of the packaging, and LEARN about what you are eating.  Do NOT trust the word of the food corporations, because they are interested in money, not health.

Empower yourself, make the change NOW and take back your life.  It’s a free country and you can eat whatever you want, but at least KNOW what you’re eating - without being conned by corporations that couldn’t give a rat’s about you and your health.

References;
http://www.kelloggs.com.au/DisplayPage.asp?PageID=323&sectionid=1&PageCopyID=19680
http://www.kelloggs.com.au/DisplayPage.asp?PageID=321&sectionid=1&PageCopyID=19676
http://www.kelloggs.com.au/NutritionInfo/ListNutritionInfoCorp.asp?SectionID=1#1


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