Jamie's Sugar Rush

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Just seen a trailer for this, looks good.

I recall Jamie's attempts to tackle the crap food that yanks give their kids in school, a great programme.


Thursday at 9 on 4.

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fatandwheezing said:

I don't quite get the hostility towards this program. Sure Jamie Oliver is a bit marmite, and I'd prefer he kept is emotional words in check to keep it strictly factual, but some of the stats were pretty horrific.

Also, who would have guessed how much sugar was in the example meals they cooked up? Did think cereal with milk AND yoghurt was a bit odd mind.

Indeed.
Watched it now, the obfuscation by the food guy was typical of the sort of behaviour that has gone on for the last 40 odd years. Even now, on the verge of a diabetes epidemic (we've passed the obese starting line) the powers that be will not act with decency, and still go on about self-regulation, of both people's habit and the companies involved. I wonder when the fkwits will change their tune? When no British kids have real teeth, or when they all have diabetes?
Thank fk there are people with profile who are chatting about this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2997882/...

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RobinBanks said:

I wish he'd fk off.

The changes to school food that were made because of his campaign caused me years of misery.

Really?

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Randy Winkman said:

I thought it was a good programme about an important issue. The Cola Cola stuff in Mexico is a disgrace. I guess we are just used (in the UK) to having decent clean water pretty much anywhere.

But the chances of the current government doing anything are pretty much zero unless the EU acts. And without one or other of those, it's just going to get worse. Industry will do nothing.

Indeed. Mexico has suffered from being in the USA's orbit too closely I would suppose.
The WHO are making noises, but the food industry if not the most powerful is up there, especially the sugar industry. Everytime they try and speak, they get smashed. The minister always denies when he is asked about this and has tied to the food industry, I think I can recall.
I'm glad there is at least one person speaking sense in the public domain against the idiots and the pooh-poohers. But as you say, nowt will happen and the situation will continue to deteriorate.