Many slimming ads, for instance, tout ballyhoo like, "If you want to stay trim, avoid grains and tubers." The fact is that children are growing and those that don't eat enough starches during regular meals tend to snack more on breads, crackers, and cookies between meals, because they were never full in the first place.
她舉例，許多減肥廣告說少吃五穀根莖類才會苗條，事實上發育中的孩子若是正餐吃不到足夠的澱粉量，肚子餓了吃麵包餅乾，才更容易發胖。