While the passage of the Easter Bunny (or Easter Bells, depending on your region) is only scheduled for April 21, many supermarkets are already offering chocolate eggs on their shelves …
According to a recent survey conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health (in Britain) from 2,000 people, 23% of Brits have already bought (and eaten, of course) a chocolate egg … while Easter is only three weeks away!
“It’s clear that supermarkets are bringing chocolate eggs to their shelves far too early,” says Shirley Cramer, Executive Director of the Royal Society for Public Health. In some stores, Easter eggs go on sale from the first week of January, which is totally out of place. “
A point of view shared by 77% of Britons questioned for this survey.
Up to 800 Kcal for a chocolate egg
Problem: with, on average, 145 Kcal in a small chocolate egg filled with praline and 250 Kcal in a large hollow chocolate egg (without forgetting the “special” eggs with hazelnuts, caramel … which can reach a maximum of 800 Kcal !), there is enough to feed the statistics of overweight and obesity.
In Great Britain, according to the World Health Organization (in 2009), 24% of adults suffer from obesity; overweight, meanwhile, affects 32% of women and 43% of men. In France (in 2015), 15% of adults suffer from obesity; 49% are overweight.
There was no question, however, of playing the “moralization” card: Easter eggs, yes … but in moderation!
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