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All I can say is 'Yes Mum'
'Ban bumper food portions'
Smaller portions could stem heart disease
The government should force food companies to reduce the size of bumper portions, says a British health expert.
Making ice creams, chocolate bars and other processed foods 20% smaller could help stem the tide of heart disease, says Dr Malcolm Law.
Extra-large packs and two-for-one offers tempt consumers, including children, into over-indulgence, he believes.
A code of conduct between the government and the food industry would have "a large public health impact", he says.
"It is important that the nation changes its diet," said Dr Law, an epidemiologist at London's Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine.
"Health education and health promotion is fine but I think the response to date has been disappointing," he told a conference at the Royal Society of Medicine.
"I would like to seriously propose that negotiation between the government and the food industry to change the food supply might at least have some limited success."
Fat attack
Dr Law says the government should initiate talks with food manufacturers in a similar way to past agreements with the tobacco industry.
We are still not eating enough fruit and veg
Research suggests people tend to finish their plates no matter how much food is served.
Most do not feel hungry when given a smaller portion and benefit from a lower fat diet.
Other possible measures proposed by Dr Law include removing the financial incentive to buy large servings of food, for example buy-one-get-one free offers.
Reducing fat content in the food supply, such as frying chips in vegetable oil not lard, could also improve the nation's health.
Farm-to-fork
Professor Christine Williams of the University of Reading says an integrated food policy involving manufacturers and agriculture is needed to meet government targets on heart disease and obesity.
She also called for new measures to help consumers understand how much fat was going into processed food.
"It is very complex for consumers to understand the type of fat and amount of fat because of the packaging," she said.
All I can say is 'Yes Mum'
In America some fat f
ers are planning to sue food companies for causing their obesity by not warning them that eating too much makes you put on weight. Basically Yanks can't be trusted to feed themselves.
The same will happen here. The euro police will move on from closing down childrens playgrounds and will start coming round to your house at tea time to make sure you don't eat too much fcucking pudding.
I'm losing the will to live.
(Have you noticed that Brie in the UK never runs off the plate anymore. In France it still does. That's because the French raise a gallic middle digit to all these w*nkers who tell them what to eat / drink / smoke / drive).
I'm off to lie down.
P.S. This is what I do on no smoking day.
ers are planning to sue food companies for causing their obesity by not warning them that eating too much makes you put on weight. Basically Yanks can't be trusted to feed themselves. The same will happen here. The euro police will move on from closing down childrens playgrounds and will start coming round to your house at tea time to make sure you don't eat too much fcucking pudding.
I'm losing the will to live.
(Have you noticed that Brie in the UK never runs off the plate anymore. In France it still does. That's because the French raise a gallic middle digit to all these w*nkers who tell them what to eat / drink / smoke / drive).
I'm off to lie down.
P.S. This is what I do on no smoking day.
paul-b said:
(Have you noticed that Brie in the UK never runs off the plate anymore. In France it still does. That's because the French raise a gallic middle digit to all these w*nkers who tell them what to eat / drink / smoke / drive).
Right... it DOES still ooze off the plate if you buy SOMERSET brie (lot nicer!) and you get to support the UK!
Secondly, French stuff oozes off, 'cos they piss in it.
Is it National No Smoking day today?
Making ice creams, chocolate bars and other processed foods 20% smaller could help stem the tide of heart disease, says Dr Malcolm Law.
Err... haven't manufacturers been doing this for years? Maybe not 20% smaller, but Mars bars and other chocolate bars are definitely smaller than they were. Don't ask me how I know.
The same is true for things like washing powder and baked beans - the price stays the same and the amount contained in the packaging is subtly reduced so as to keep manufacturers' overheads down.
It's all very cunning. I don't think it's made me any thinner or fitter though. Nope - it's made me poorer though!!
>> Edited by SGirl on Wednesday 22 January 11:46
Just another reason for manufacturers to up their profits by making things smaller without reducing prices (as if they need an excuse - I bet the large size mars bars etc are only slightly bigger than the standard size ones I bought when a child).
The only way they are going to get people to stop eating this stuff and start eating healthy is to make the unheathly taste sh1t instead of yummy.
The only way they are going to get people to stop eating this stuff and start eating healthy is to make the unheathly taste sh1t instead of yummy.
TheLemming said: Slightly O/T but this has been bugging me for years. Cadbury's Creme Eggs are smaller than they used to be, right?
Cadbury claim that they arent...
Nah, they're the same size, your hands have got bigger!
Curly Wurlys though, they are definately more straight than they used to be. I sent a letter to Cadburys outlining this and suggested they be called Straighty Waightys but in there letter they assured me that they hadnt changed. Sent a box of them though, so it all worked out in the end.
Matt
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