tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post1745180310300887258..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Silly statistics on salt and sugar.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-27679884921722829942010-04-20T04:52:33.271+01:002010-04-20T04:52:33.271+01:00As a Scot, I love our language:
'Awa' an&...As a Scot, I love our language:<br /><br />'Awa' an' bile yer heid' is one of our greatest phrases.<br /><br />:-DMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945446563544679722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-73144179146003355042010-04-20T00:54:59.307+01:002010-04-20T00:54:59.307+01:00Anon 1:44 - what you're referring to sounds li...Anon 1:44 - what you're referring to sounds like kwashiorkor (no idea on spelling) which IIRC is caused by protein deficiency.naturalnoblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577233061177704698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-35612969334767119582010-04-19T17:18:03.242+01:002010-04-19T17:18:03.242+01:00"Many cereals also contain high salt levels, ..."Many cereals also contain high salt levels, with the ten top-selling brands in Britain all containing more salt than a Cadbury Milk Chocolate Cake Bar or a Magnum Classic ice cream"<br /><br />I read that one the other day and was scratching my head about it afterward. Absurd comparison.geewiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-74412490113724343062010-04-19T15:54:58.750+01:002010-04-19T15:54:58.750+01:00I always wondered who came up with these GDA thing...I always wondered who came up with these GDA things. Since they are slightly useless. Those who need to take note ie 'Fat Bastards'... sorry Obese, take no notice. Those who do take notice, as you say, have no life. Therefore the information is as useless as 'Serving Suggestion'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-79149281695937751932010-04-19T15:47:18.119+01:002010-04-19T15:47:18.119+01:00Does it work?Does it work?Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-68644864130831123972010-04-19T14:59:08.462+01:002010-04-19T14:59:08.462+01:00You're not meant to. It washes it off.You're not meant to. It washes it off.Uncle Marvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146362608723100601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-91886806276897205762010-04-19T14:52:20.894+01:002010-04-19T14:52:20.894+01:00Uncle Marvo,
That's a topical application, th...Uncle Marvo,<br /><br />That's a topical application, though (hope you have a good rinse afterwards).Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-29597447186925555422010-04-19T14:50:50.524+01:002010-04-19T14:50:50.524+01:00P.S. Does anyone else object to their food having ...P.S. Does anyone else object to their food having 'vitamins' added?<br /><br />Why does fruit juice have 'added vitamins' when it is supposed to be full of vitamins anyway? <br /><br />And even if a food isn't full of vitamins, why do the food companies see it as their duty to add them?<br /><br />Could it be an attempt to turn an otherwise nutritionally-devoid processed foodstuff into something that might be of some benefit to the body, or is something more sinister going on?Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-25388712643429804842010-04-19T14:34:40.155+01:002010-04-19T14:34:40.155+01:00I buy elephant-strength flouride toothpaste becaus...I buy elephant-strength flouride toothpaste because I had a dental problem.<br /><br />Docile?<br /><br />Grrrrrrr. Sadly, no.Uncle Marvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146362608723100601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-68748682110737242092010-04-19T14:28:31.104+01:002010-04-19T14:28:31.104+01:00@ Anon 08:56
I have read articles which suggest t...@ Anon 08:56<br /><br />I have read articles which suggest that people who live in areas where the water supply is fluoridated have lower IQs - by as much as ten points.<br /><br />I also remember reading (don't know where) that Maggie Thatcher was keen to get N. Ireland's water fluoridated to make them more docile.<br /><br />Of course, fluoride was used in Nazi slave labour camps and I think Soviet gulags to make the prisoners more complacent and easier to handle.Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-57603687288165960492010-04-19T09:39:22.270+01:002010-04-19T09:39:22.270+01:00It's not rocket science is it? If you're h...It's not rocket science is it? If you're hungry, eat something. If you're not, don't. Don't cover every meal in salt, don't drink three litres of Coke a day. If you haven't peeed in days, drink more water; if you're going every ten minutes, drink less. Don't live on a diet of chips, or if you do accept your health might not be what it could be. Take your time and enjoy your food, no-one's about to steal your plate. Go for the occasional walk. Eat some cake; not the whole cake. Have a glass of wine or two; don't finish the bottle before breakfast every day...<br /><br />Wish more people could take responsibility for themselves. Kellogs is made to change the composition of their cereals, because people who want to *plan* their salt intake are nonetheless unable to look at the side of the box. Ridiculous!Barry the Jackalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504079576620628574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-11155127592104093102010-04-19T09:34:01.424+01:002010-04-19T09:34:01.424+01:00If I don't have a couple of spoons of sugar in...If I don't have a couple of spoons of sugar in my coffee and another couple on my cereal for breakfast, by eleven o'clock I'm starting to feel dizzy, and would be more dangerous driving than if I'd had a couple of drinks.English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-35352070560315899052010-04-19T09:23:16.755+01:002010-04-19T09:23:16.755+01:00@ Anon 0856
And for those who can't imbibe al...@ Anon 0856<br /><br />And for those who can't imbibe alcohol, only use water for tea and coffee, since boiling the water removes the mind drugs ;)PT Barnumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-20303210689362631802010-04-19T08:56:20.193+01:002010-04-19T08:56:20.193+01:00I have for a long time been of the opinion that th...I have for a long time been of the opinion that they are putting something in the water supply to make the nation compliant. The constant reference to two litres per day seems to suggest this is the required dose. How else can the population of this formerly great nation have descended into such a pitiful state, in such a short time? It started with compulsory crash helmets and seatbelts and has just snowballed over the last twenty years.<br />So it’s only us with private water supplies, and those that consume far more alcohol than tap water, that are still right thinking! Drink up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-45738998552080210412010-04-19T07:57:03.384+01:002010-04-19T07:57:03.384+01:00It does make a change to read something written by...It does make a change to read something written by someone who clearly has a grasp of the subject, having listen to the biggest load old tosh imaginable on Radio Four since 6 o'clock this morning.<br /><br />Many years ago, I was told, at school, that an experiment had been done wherein some people had NO salt at all. I seem to remember that this was for around a month. Apparently they went mad, and when they ate some salt they immediately became sane again.<br /><br />This must have been cobblers, because I have yet to see a definition of "mad" that I'm happy with.<br /><br />Brill article, Leg, as usual.Uncle Marvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146362608723100601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-5532424855049870022010-04-19T02:41:09.463+01:002010-04-19T02:41:09.463+01:00I know when I am short of salt, it is when I feel ...I know when I am short of salt, it is when I feel the need to have more salt. I know when I am short of veggie-vitamins, it is when I get the urge to have more veggies. <br /><br />It's all like sex really. You need it when you feel you need it. When you've had it you might feel the need for more. <br /><br />Some need lots of salt others need less, some need an apple a day others need an apple, an orange and pound of sprouts. We all know what we need because our bodies tell us. <br /><br />It's slightly different for singers. Your habits will determine the quality of your voice. They can eat whatever they like but a soprano should have sex no more than once a month. An alto once a fortnight, a tenor once a week, a baritone once a day and a bass all day every day.TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-3272554506392569942010-04-19T01:44:07.027+01:002010-04-19T01:44:07.027+01:00Leggy, just a quick question about the Atkins diet...Leggy, just a quick question about the Atkins diet. Some while ago, I had a long "discussion" with my boss, who’d been on it and lost tons of weight (which, I should add, he has now put straight back on again), about this, and he told me that according to Atkins, ketosis won’t kick in unless the body is deprived <i>totally</i> of carbohydrates – which is why the diet is so strict about things like fruit and veg which contain some carbohydrates. According to Atkins, he said, just one little molecule of carbohydrate would stop ketosis in its tracks completely. I couldn’t see it – I would have thought that, sure, the body might burn off the carbs first, but once there weren’t any left, then regardless of whether or not you’d had some earlier, it would then start to burn off the fat, so that reducing <i>very</i> high-carb foods would be just as good as going the whole “Atkins” hog and withdrawing the whole lot. Who was right?<br /><br />Am I also right in thinking that it’s ketosis <i>in extremis</i> which leads little starving children to develop the oedema which gives them the classic starving-child sticky-out tummy? Something to do with water needing to combine with carbs to be efficiently excreted? Or is that something completely different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-8981439059070328992010-04-19T01:19:12.919+01:002010-04-19T01:19:12.919+01:00Fat's a fine food, you can live on blubber. Sa...Fat's a fine food, you can live on blubber. Salt is an essential mineral. Sugar, however, is a toxin. It stops the mechanism by which the body feels "full" after a meal and causes damage to the liver. It's degree of prevalence in the USA as HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) exactly mirrors the rise in fatties.<br />"Sugar - the bitter truth" explains the biochemistry. On youtube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-13206018799365467372010-04-19T01:12:42.722+01:002010-04-19T01:12:42.722+01:00I wish they'd stop messing with my food, these...I wish they'd stop messing with my food, these dogooding quangocrats. Sometime in the last 6 months they've taken all the sugar out of Alpen (the original kind, not the low sugar kind) and now I have to add it myself. Uh-oh, the Health Stasi will be knocking on the door any minute now........PT Barnumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-39821610438831494692010-04-19T00:58:39.669+01:002010-04-19T00:58:39.669+01:00May I recommend this blog for reasonable dietary a...May I recommend <a href="http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">this blog</a> for reasonable dietary advice, and not a few contradictions of the Righteous' half baked (Sorry) assertions.Bill Stickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285528897339442436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-69342369909936112222010-04-19T00:32:45.295+01:002010-04-19T00:32:45.295+01:00How many people actually know what the 'recomm...How many people actually know what the 'recommended' 6g of salt a day looks like ? Do they count the grains or wigh their daily ration ? Do they take a abacus out shopping and study the labels ?<br /><br />As for sugar you are advised to divide the grams of 'carbohydrates from sugars' on the item of food by four to get the number of teaspoons.<br /><br />These people that adhere to all this crap must have very sad lives indeed.The witch from Essexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433164106840403244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-85497375583678004432010-04-19T00:12:21.259+01:002010-04-19T00:12:21.259+01:00I sense some anger there, LI, and rightly so. But ...I sense some anger there, LI, and rightly so. But <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7593760/Two-thirds-of-Britons-do-not-eat-breakfast.html" rel="nofollow">what's breakfast?</a> ;-)<br /><br />You got mail, BTW.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com