tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post3787979412828462407..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Irish politician wants to ban sweetsChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-65210578768296172552014-05-19T09:11:53.766+01:002014-05-19T09:11:53.766+01:00Meanwhile, other experts in the field have said su...<i>Meanwhile, other experts in the field have said sugar is as threatening to our health as tobacco.</i><br /><br />That is. not very. <br /><br />Yes, I'd agree with that statement. Unfortunately, the 'experts' seem to have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. As usual.<br /><br /><i>“In addition the issue of misleadingly labelling food as a 'low fat’ option when it is full of sugar, must also be addressed as a matter of urgency."</i><br /><br />Do I see on the not-so-distant horizon the calls for plain packaging of products containing sugar? Replete with gruesome pics, natch.<br /><br />These people just can't resist meddling in other peoples lives, can they?nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-68298882063202707642014-05-19T06:29:28.227+01:002014-05-19T06:29:28.227+01:00There are those amongst us who consider it their g...There are those amongst us who consider it their god given right to curb the pleasures of others ,they should be slowly strangled!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-8967515588172727472014-05-19T06:29:27.946+01:002014-05-19T06:29:27.946+01:00There are those amongst us who consider it their g...There are those amongst us who consider it their god given right to curb the pleasures of others ,they should be slowly strangled!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-83759256301974748532014-05-19T06:29:27.175+01:002014-05-19T06:29:27.175+01:00There are those amongst us who consider it their g...There are those amongst us who consider it their god given right to curb the pleasures of others ,they should be slowly strangled!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-56324700400336426232014-05-19T06:29:26.908+01:002014-05-19T06:29:26.908+01:00There are those amongst us who consider it their g...There are those amongst us who consider it their god given right to curb the pleasures of others ,they should be slowly strangled!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-52025026400912964192014-05-19T06:29:25.654+01:002014-05-19T06:29:25.654+01:00There are those amongst us who consider it their g...There are those amongst us who consider it their god given right to curb the pleasures of others ,they should be slowly strangled!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-80395212929932833022014-05-18T17:13:03.277+01:002014-05-18T17:13:03.277+01:00Which is why we need to seriously consider our sys...Which is why we need to seriously consider our system of government - it is politician who have power and not public health zealots. People like Senator Noone are there to question these zealots and not do do their bidding enthusiastically. <br />Not the tobacco template in action on the Food Industry.She should also realise that the WHO is a totalitarian ('one size fits all') entity, to be abhorred.Junican https://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543859782362078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-51825606142885346382014-05-18T13:41:30.739+01:002014-05-18T13:41:30.739+01:00What these fools in parliaments fail to understand...What these fools in parliaments fail to understand is that, like in low calorie drinks and chewing gum, the manufacturers will maintain the required level of sweetness with artificial ingredients, like aspartame, which is linked to obesity and dozens of very serious and minor illnesses and conditions.<br /><br />They know nothing, yet demand we live by their rules borne out of sheer ignorance. Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com