Sweet things
The last thing Czechs want to hear as they prepare to dig into
their Christmas sweets is that overindulging in them is just as
dangerous as abuse of alcohol or tobacco. ODS Vice Chair
Miroslava Nìmcová told TV Nova's "7" debate show that if
advertisements for alcohol and tobacco are to be banned, so
should ads for sweets, because the long-term effects are
similarly destructive (diabetes, obesity, etc.). Martin Veselovský
of "7" was stunned. Sugar is our most cherished poison, and a
big part of TV ad revenue comes from sugar dealers. One
estimate says that 90% of supermarket food contains sugar.
Even some mustard has it. Nìmcová's point was controversial
but valid. Why should only alcohol and tobacco - both of which,
of course, have a high sugar content - get all the blame for our
bad health? We should also watch how much sugar we shoot.
Except at Christmas, of course. [Czech Republic television]
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