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Scotland, Dec 5: The digital revolution has extended the possibilities of the electronic gadgets and there by left the customers with lot of choices. The television viewers in Scotland are lot more confused about the range of digital technology available for them as the country is planning for a digital change over.

The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC) noticed that those unfamiliar consumers are finding themselves isolated by the new change and the quick steps has to be taken to bring things back to normal, this same problem is faced by the rest of the UK

An earlier finding of the SCC by recording the day to day experiences of the residents living in the border council areas of Scotland, those who are included in the survey had filled a digital diary the survey is based on this information.

The outcome of the result was exposed along with another independent research carried out by the Ofcom Consumer Panel shed light on to the fact that most of the consumers are less aware of the technological changes, the variety of choices and the cost factor.

Around 250000 households from the south of Scotland who are given the ITV Border will get affected by the change that happened after the up gradation of the Selkirk transmitter to digital format. It was the first among this kind of digital up gradation. Cumbria and Whitehaven have already joined the list.

The change over to digital format should provide the benefit like number of channels, reception and accessibility. But those vulnerable peoples in the borders feel lot more confused and concerned about this move. Digital UK, the concerned authority for the body to attain the goal of smooth transmission on the basis of the outcome of the Digital Diary,” said the director of the SCC, Martyn Evans.

According to SCC the latest information of the scheme focus to help those vulnerable consumers fails to bear fruit with half of the samples replied that they not even know about the mere existence of the system.

December, 5

Have you ever thought how much your little wonder is splurging on while going to school each morning? Well if not then, there is a shocker for you; a recent survey has shown that children these days are spending £413 million a year on chocolates, soft drinks, and crisps on way to school. This change in eating habits has clearly shown the likings of children for junk and packaged food rather than a healthy breakfast.

This survey conducted on the families in the UK also noted that about 1.3 million primary school children are spending £1.52 every day on an average in such food stuffs. Majority of them also agreed that they skip their breakfast. Several nutritionist and health experts have raised a concern over the modern eating habit in children, they said that this would lead them to a poor state of mind with unable to concentrate in their school. They advised children to have a healthy breakfast in the morning.

It is also seen that in recent years the amount of pocket money given to children has also mounted up, even many parents have said that they were aware of the fact where their kids are splurging that money. According to Kellogg’s who carried out this study, breakfast is a key element of a balanced diet and to skip that, means less intake of fruits and other fibers.

As we all know that breakfast is ideal start for the day which provides us with a balanced in-take of fruits, vegetable, meat and other dairy products. But to substitute that with chocolates and drinks means starting off the day with more fat contents. Children requires a rich diet and not having breakfast would effect their studies and health, they will feel a bit hard to concentrate in the studies and would also pile up the fat level in their body leading to other serious health problems in due course.

So parents should make sure, their wards have a rich breakfast before they leave home to school, also take care that children consume less junk and crispy foods.