Discontinue The Candies
Can you believe that over a million Americans buy and consume candy nearly every day? And the worst part is, that the way companies manufacture their candies is unhealthy! Hershey and Mars companies believe that they will change how they manufacture, and it’s fine that people buy their candies. After intense research, this expert researcher has realized what’s really going on with those candy companies. In fact, over $4 billion dollars is spent on candy each year. The ingredients used to make candy are full of calories. Eating too many calories every day results in weight gain if you cannot burn them off. An average of 40 percent of the sugar people consume is stored in the body as fat. People shouldn’t even eat sweets! The research is clear: between consuming sugar and spending money, there is no benefit to people buying and eating candy. Therefore, companies like Hershey and Mars should discontinue their sweets.
One reason Hershey and Mars should discontinue their candies is because they are not good for your health. For example, if you eat too much candy there is a chance of getting diabetes. All that unnecessary sugar builds up in your body. You wouldn’t want that! ¨It (eating candy) would make a lot of people happy, but it would also make them unhealthy,¨ warns expert Martha Small, who is also director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Columbia. Plus, inside milk chocolate, as well as many other types of candies, there lie unhealthy saturated fats. Particular saturated fats raise the level of cholesterol in your blood. High levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol in your blood increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. As if this wasn’t bad enough, Hershey and Mars also add unnecessary sugars inside candy for people to enjoy the taste of it. Added sugars (like sucrose and high fructose corn syrup) contain a whole bunch of calories with no essential nutrients. In addition, a chemical called fructose is in candy. What it does is it goes into the liver and acts like fat. Finally, scientist Nicole Avena says, ¨Make good healthy decisions from a young age.” This is important because when you start earlier it’s easier to not have to deal with bad eating habits.
Another reason Hershey and Mars should stop making candy is because people waste all their money on candy. For example, commonly people who don’t have a lot of money go to stores and buy candy because it’s very cheap. Those people will not be reaching the nutrition that they need, and instead, they’ll just have high amounts of sugar inside their body. In addition, in 2012 12.6 billion dollars was spent on candies! This is almost double the amount of the world population! In fact, Americans spend over 18.6 million dollars on Valentine’s Day candies. When you think about it, Valentine’s is only one day, and we can spend over a million dollars! It’s a bit crazy, don’t you think? Plus, consumers spend around $6.86 billion dollars on Halloween candy. It’s truly surprising to know that Americans can spend that much money on candy for a single holiday. And to imagine, most people don’t even eat it all! A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation showed that, “An average of about $72 per American is spent on candy.” That's nearly as much as we spend on groceries!
The last reason for Hershey and Mars to discontinue their candies is because of how they manufacture their sweets. For example, the companies get rid of the natural ingredients inside cocoa and other sweets, so you're not getting enough nutrition. You're basically eating fake sugars and dyes. In fact, cocoa is bitter so companies put a lot of unnecessary sugars to sweeten it. If cocoa is super bitter, imagine how much sugar companies put into candies to sweeten it up? Plus, 1.8 million children are forced to work on cocoa farms in Africa. To make it even worse, you’ll be shocked to learn that many children who work on cocoa farms are stolen from their families, they aren’t able to attend school, and they work every day. It’s crazy how children can be treated like that!
Some people disagree and say that Hershey and Mars shouldn’t discontinue their candies, saying that candy is actually good for you. While there may be some truth to that, most research proves that candy is not good for you at all. For example, it has high amounts of sugar, and it’s bad for your health. Personal, insider experience supports this claim. This fifth grade author has loved candy for many years of her life. Consequently, one day she found a cavity in her mouth. Of course candy was the source causing tooth decay. So now she cuts down on sugary sweets, and watches for what's inside her foods. The evidence is clear: candy is no way of taking care of your body. So let’s get Hershey and Mars to stop producing those tempting goodies, cut down on sweets, and make your body happy by eating healthy foods!
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