Changing the Candy
According to Brandon Gaille, marketing expert and blogger, “the average American eats almost 25 pounds of candy every year.” This shocking statistic proves that Americans are spending lots of money on candy--just another reason why candy company giants Mars and Hershey should improve the nutritional value of their candy/change the ingredients/lower the price. In this article you will learn about food dye sugar and child labor and how Mars and Hershey should change them.
Food dye should be taken out because kids are developing allergic reaction to food dye.It increases hipper active and agrarian. In the National Public Radio (NPR) Health segment titled, “FDA Probes Link Between Food Dyes, Kids' Behavior”, Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says, “Food dyes are added simply for their color to make foods fun. They serve no health purpose whatsoever.” The text also states, “Jacobson says there is substantial evidence showing that food dyes trigger hyperactivity in kids.” This research from the Center for Science in the Public Interest proves without a doubt the negative link between food dyes and hyperactivity--just another reason for Hershey and Mars to make a major change and eliminate all food dyes from their products. Red food dyed has a lot of serious effects like a rash. In my house there is no food dye allowed because my brother has developed a allergic to food dye. In the National Public Radio (NPR) Health segment titled “FDA Probes Link Between Food Dyes, Kids' Behavior”, it states “The three most widely used culprits, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40, contain compounds including benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl, that research has linked with cancer.I think something they should chance is use vegetable based food dye instead of what they are using right now.
While some might say candy is so popular never the less it turns out that because it is so popular a lot of people are eating too much candy which has a lot of sugar so you can get a sugar rush. The average person eats 25 pounds of candy a year according to Brandon Gaille.According to the article “Most Popular Halloween Candy in the USA”, “Last year, more than $12.6 billion was spent on candy in the US.”Surgery treats is the soars of hipper activity a lot of sugar can hurt your heart. Sugar also gives diabetes ADHD cancer and obesity.Yicks!There is about 87g of sugar in one serving of milk chocolate in dark chocolate there is 14g servings of sugar white chocolate has 100g in one serving.There is 24g of sugar in hot chocolate and in reese's butter cups there is 8g.WOW! Candy has 3 times the amount of sugar you should have. That proves if you can't sleep till 3 am on halloween you ate too much candy and are on a sugar rush.That is not only bad for your body but your brain to it didn't get enough sleep so you cant fuching right.I think they should consiter to reduce the amount of sugar in chocolate.
In the article, “Despite Efforts, Child Labor Abuse Hasn't Stopped on Cocoa Farms” it states, “...[Cocoa] farmers seek cheap child labor. Government and news reports have described kids forced to drop out of school. Some have even been abducted and made to work without pay.” This awful fact proves the horror that is the behind-the-scenes of the chocolate industry and provides a VERY important reason for both Hershey and Mars candy giants to change how they do business. It hasten stopped kid are some times they are stolen and over need the money.This provides that even though kids should be in school in Africa kids are forced to work on cocoa fields.This is sad because some of the kids are trying to help make money for their family to have food and a houses. Maybe Hershey and Mars can put on a age limit to let kids under the age of 16 cannot work in the cocoa fields.
Some people say that having sugar in a good nutritional diet this might be true as you seen most milk chocolate has more sugar than soda .A personal of it is that even if there is candy I can eat I can't because my family is a food dye free house not only because it's bad for you it doesn't give any health benefits my brother is allergic to it so this clear evidence sugar should be reduced and candy-bars food dye that should be taking out and replaced with vegetable based food dye. Child labor should be stopped that is why I think. Mars Hershey candy company should keep but change Some of the most greatest and oldest candies.
