individual: << Most people I know who are into warm wine & furry fish kind of diet >>

Do you know lots of people whose diet consists of "warm wine & fuzzy fish"? Sounds positively awful to me. Indeed, even Nutri-Grain sounds better.

You do realise that neither of your posts thus far in this thread make the slightest bit of sense?

What are you trying to say?

"It all hinges on hooking the children early on salt, sugar and fat."

Chicken and egg, Cornflower. Salt is the easiest thing to remove from your diet. You can do so in a few weeks. But most people are simply unaware of how harmful it is, so dont make a big effort to eat less.

Are you suggesting that sugar and fat are addictive substances? That would make the fast food industry akin to the Columbian cocaine cartels. It was certainly a marketing strategy used by at least one beverage conglomerate, and is currently commonplace if you want to include caffeine as an addictive substance.

Fester,

Accepted, I was not using the term 'addiction' in any scientific sense, ie implying physical dependency. However food habits are easily set and can be difficult to break.

Salt, sugar and fat are hard to remove from diet if processed foods are consumed and they do form a major part of the diet of many people. As people who are trying to lower their salt intake find, that includes such staples as bread, where salt-free bread may have to be specially ordered.

Is salt addictive? Maybe,
http://www.examiner.com/science-news-in-national/are-we-addicted-to-salt

And your just walking up to the facts of a world of the greedy.

I think a little golf clap is in order. lol.

TTm

Hi Sherri, I am hoping you take into account the following from one teenager [son] who switched from Vita Brits, Wheet Bix and Rice Bubbles to Nutri Grain this year after discovering that he enjoyed the sweeter taste of Nutri Grain more and thought it would assist in his carbs diet. He tasted it at his grandmother's place and it quickly became his favourite cereal!

I have noticed that within an hour of consuming the Nutri Grain, my son commences showing signs of hyperactivity, as opposed to consuming Vita Brits or Wheet Bix. His moods shift readily, he craves more sugar after consuming Nutri Grain and overall is a happier individual after consuming Vita Brits than Nutri Grain.

Personally, I have always encouraged my children to consume Oats, Vita Brits or wheet Bix and not purchased any sugar coated and/or cereals with higher sugar or salt content. Sultana Bran is my favourite without adding more sugar into it. Although many people cannot consume Bran as it upsets their metabolism.

Best wishes in your studies Sherri.