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"It is unconscionable that 8-12-year-olds see, on average, more than 7,600 food commercials a year—the vast majority for candy, snacks, cereals, and fast food."93 We understand that overweight is a risk factor for heart disease in adults, but the situation is more ominous still. Autopsy data from the conflicts in Korea94 and Vietnam,95 the Bogalusa study,96 and the PDAY Study97 all testify to the ubiquitous nature of the disease in young Americans. The 1992 Bogalusa Heart Study examined autopsies performed on children killed in accidental deaths." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Children already know what to ask for from the thousands of televised food commercials most have been exposed to since infancy, as well as from food tie-ins on toys, books, clothes, and games. Even the most health-conscious parents I know—those who say they never let their kids watch TV, never take them to McDonald's, and never bring kids' cereals into the house —are astonished when their children ask for brand-name food products. They cannot imagine how their children learned to recognize the cartoon characters on cereal boxes or pictures of Ronald McDonald." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "Analyses of food commercials aimed at children demonstrate that such advertising often promotes "antisocial" and "antiadult" behavior designed to make kids think they know more about what they are supposed to eat than their parents do. As a parent, your job is to set limits but you are up against an entire industry devoted to undermining your authority to do so. Marketing to children does more than make them want certain products; it is meant to change society. It aims to put kids in charge of decisions that you should be making." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Just try to watch television while doing the Master Cleanse, and you will be surprised at the food commercials and how they will make you tempted to eat. (I have not consumed burgers for decades and normally I am not interested in eating them, but when I am on the cleanse and I see TV ads showing juicy burgers I sure do want to eat one.) Stevia A sweetener that many people ask about using on the Master Cleanse is Stevia, also known as sweetleaf or sugarleaf. This product is not a true sugar but a compound extracted from a very sweet but indigestible herb in the sunflower family." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.) "Cut back on watching TV, which can be difficult because of all the enticing food commercials. 3. Negotiate with your spouse or partner for them to do the cooking and grocery shopping for themselves and your children during the entire 10 days of your cleanse. Focus on yourself for a change. 4. Plan to start the cleanse on the weekend or when you have several consecutive days off work. Most people find the first few days the hardest. Choose not to do the cleanse over a holiday. It is pretty hard not to eat food while everyone else is enjoying a lovely Thanksgiving feast. 5." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"For example, of 168 TV food commercials reviewed that appeared on Nickelodeon, 88 percent were for foods of poor nutritional quality; of 27.5 hours of Saturday morning programming, 98 percent of Kellogg's ads touted nutritionally lacking foods, and of 80 Kellogg foods found in the supermarket with kid-friendly on-package marketing, 84 percent were for low-quality foods." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

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