Fortifying Junk Food With Vitamins???

I don’t think we’ll ever reach a point that we’ve “heard it all,” because every time I think I have, I hear something else.

What do you think about the possibility of your bag of chips, bottle of soda, and plate of store-bought cookies being bulked up with vitamins and minerals? Well in you’re in Canada, this could be coming to a store near you, considering what Health Canada is considering. However, according to articles I’ve been reading, the Health Minister, Leona Aglukkaq, has put the plans on hold pending further review. A smart move, perhaps?

It seems that some people feel that if people are missing the vitamins and minerals found in a balanced diet and they are going to eat junk food anyway, they might as well benefit from junk food that’s been juiced up with those missing vitamins and minerals. Of course, we’ll just ignore the fact that these same foods are high in fat and sugar, as well as other nasty stuff. So, if people eat fortified junk food, they may be people with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes, but they’ll have all their vitamin requirements met.

Then again, this could be a good thing for Santa on Christmas eve. Mrs. Claus can’t object to Santa eating all those cookies left for him if they’re packed with good stuff too.

If you’d like to read the proposed policy, just go to the Food Fortification Proposed Policy, Q & A .

I’m still shaking my head…

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