Children Quote by Eric Schlosser

The rates of soda consumption in our poorest communities cannot be explained by individual consumer preferences alone, but rather are linked to broader issues…

— Geoffrey Canada

More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more…

— Lee Haney

I dont know too many parents that want to feed their kids soda, but high-fructose corn syrup is cheap. The price of soda in…

— Tom Colicchio

The consumption of alcohol is increasing among youth. Targeting young audiences, advertisers portray beer and wine as joyful, socially desirable, and harmless. Producers are…

— Dallin H. Oaks

“A thirty-two-ounce soda and a tank of gas is America distilled to its seminal fluids.”

— Richard Manning

Kids have no idea when they're drinking soda what they're really drinking, and a lot of them are stunned when they learn that drinking…

— Eric Schlosser

Twenty years ago, teenage boys in the United States drank twice as much milk as soda; now they drink twice as much soda as…

— Eric Schlosser

There's been a growing effort to kick soda out of the schools. And governors as different as Arnold Schwarzenegger in California and Mike Huckabee…

— Eric Schlosser

Here's how I see obesity: as a symptom. The larger problem is over-consumption. In a society that identifies consumption with patriotism, valorizes 'growth' above…

— Emily Levine

In a key--but commonly overlooked--aspect of obesity, weight gain can be caused by the slightest increases in consumption, if it continues day in and…

— Michael Moss

Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you've done about as much as…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The obesity epidemic among American children is becoming so bad that I think there's a growing realization across the country that we've got to…

— Eric Schlosser