[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Not EVERY French person obviously, some can have a drink with every evening meal as part of the meal (I've heard people bang on about how it interacts with flavours and such... dunno, I don't like wine!) and they're not using it to destress.

That said... Apparently, whilst binge-drinking is a much bigger issue in the UK than in France, France does actually have a higher incidence of classic "drunk every day" alcoholism. One of the highest in the world, I think, or at least it was at one point.

And so it is here, not everyone drinks to excess and not everyone who drinks regularly but in moderation is an alcoholic.
Same with sweet drinks, there are those who drink a can once a week maybe, some who have 2 or 3 a week or a litre or two a day! They are having similar reactions occurring in their livers due to the sugars just with a caffeine buzz and not an alcohol one.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

When Tescos stopped selling small carton Ribena there was a public outcry

I agree. Its not like the information isn't out there but one has to positively go looking for it.

The problem with food labelling is, you have to be a food technologist to understand some of the ingredients. Sugars are disguised under various unfamiliar names. Food companies are increasingly clever with food prep; instead of using a heap of sucrose, they divide the different types of sugars up so it appears to us, the consumer as a low sugar product. I've just picked up a health bar and its ingredients contain 17% maltose, 10% lactose 10% galactose, 8% sucrose and 8% glucose solids. That's five sugars that make up 53% of this apparently healthy bar. These companies rely on peoples naivety and I don't think they should be allowed to get away with it.

Zero fat is another scam because they have to add sugar to make up for taste.

Totally and I think this was at the crux of what Oliver put to the industry adviser, the fact it is so covert. Why not state this product contains 12 teaspoons of sugar? But no they like to bamboozle you with inverted corn syrup and molasses.
I think that's how they'll get around any action, by either substituting for something unrecognisable or pointing fingers at other industries exploiting our ignorance.

[Tom4784]

Sugar Tax

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Hehe

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Please don't use gifs and smileys if you have nothing to add.

This isn't chat and games.

[T*]

Will Freddos now be £10