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>>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:44:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
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>>>>>>On 15-Jan-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 1/14/2016 11:10 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>>>>>>> >> Kellogg's Corn Pops are not popcorn. They're made from milled
>>>>>>> >> corn
>>>>>>> >> (corn flour).
>>>>>>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Pops
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>>>>>>> > And a lot more unhealthy than popped corn for breakfast.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Cheri
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>>>>>>> I think I ate Corn Pops when I was a child. Aren't they coated with
>>>>>>> sugar?
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>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>Yes; back in the day, they were named Sugar Pops and ads featured
>>>>>>Sugar
>>>>>>Pops
>>>>>>Pete.
>>>>>>https://youtu.be/pv3l-PdtFKs
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>>>>>>Quite a few years ago, when people first started to worry that kids
>>>>>>were
>>>>>>eating too much sugar; Kellogg's changed the name to Corn Pops.
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>>>>> Call me, me, me! I can sing the jingle!
>>>>> Kellogg's Sugar Corn Pops, Sugar Pops are Tops!
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>>>> <g> there is talk of putting higher taxes on sugar here
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>>>> Maybe they could hire you?
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>>> Your sugar is taxed?
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>> Should have been "there is talk of putting <high> taxes on sugar here
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>> Sugar tax in Mexico stirs UK debate
>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5593d870-9...#axzz3xLWaqd1p
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> Oh, OK, I was wondering since they tried that snack tax here in CA a few
> years ago, but couldn't decide what was good or bad, so dropped it. I
> suppose it's coming though.

Our politicos have picked up on a discussion in Mexico and are now talking
about the possibility of having a tax here to combat high obesity levels
particularly in children

"A sugar tax and cutting buy-one-get-one-free deals are part of Public
Health England's "key actions" to tackle people's addiction to sugar.
Their long-awaited report says the nation is "eating too much sugar" leading
to health problems and obesity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34603118

Young people's shopping baskets seem to be full of processed foods these
days. I suppose instant 'everything' is a lot to do with the problem


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