Whether they're dressed up as Lady Gaga or a vampire, kids in the midst of trick-or-treating quickly morph into zombies caught up in a feeding frenzy -- only their meal of choice is sugar rather than brains.
Dressing up, carving pumpkins and scaring people are all fun, but for most children, the point of Halloween is to amass as much candy as physically possible.
While parents may lament their children's unhealthful cravings, it might be harder than they think to stop them.
