Comments on: Trinidad cuts sugar from school meals https://stluciastar.com/trinidad-cuts-sugar-from-school-meals/ Bringing the Truth to Light Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Fer De Lance https://stluciastar.com/trinidad-cuts-sugar-from-school-meals/#comment-93229 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:41:32 +0000 https://stluciastar.com/?p=38740#comment-93229 This is not how you change the eating habits of the society, the kids will only double up on their burgers, fries and ramen after school. The only way the eating habits can be improved is by changing how those kids think, as well banning of advertisements which condition the societies minds that fast food is safe and fun.

It’s a vicious circle, people become obese, then they become sick, then they take medicines which have side effects and the cost to the society is massive, and all because of bad eating habits.

]]> By: rick james https://stluciastar.com/trinidad-cuts-sugar-from-school-meals/#comment-93077 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 03:43:41 +0000 https://stluciastar.com/?p=38740#comment-93077 As a kid growing up in the savane of Laborie, playing, cricket, futbol, going to the beach, looking for mangoes/ friuts, crayfish, carrying rocks/clocks/sand to build homes, walking up and down the hill for groceries, not over eating due to the cannot afford it factor. We eat fish all the time (uncle was a fisherman) chicken/beef was only on Sunday, lime juice made daily, better organized games/festivities/competition by the village. Today, we are Americanized , internet, games and lack of a proper sports structure in the villages do not help. Times have changed, most can afford a car, walking is seen as a malaway and its is not on the education agenda, bring quality sports back along and…

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