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A FAIRER START IN LIFE FOR ALL KIDS? (SUGARY DRINKS BAN)

hanadr said:
In addition there's been a history of rubbishing the low carbers and opting for more medication.
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Is that statement aimed at anyone in particular Hana?

And if someone does "opt" to take more medication and or eat a healthy balanced diet instead of low carbing is that now a crime?

In one sentence you talk about people rubbishing low carbing and then rubbish everyone who chooses not to by suggesting that they need extra medication :lol:



An outstanding post Hana, congratulations :clap:
 
hornplayer said:
This was a really interesting thread until someone lowered the tone.

(Not you Hana!)
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If youve got something to say why dont you just say it instead of using sarcastic innuendo?

And exactly why do you think I have lowered the tone of this thread by questioning a statement that was posted purely to start an argument. Perhaps you too feel there is only one way to control diabetes? And that those who choose not to low carb and those who choose to take anti diabetic drugs are somehow inferior.
 
I'd rather you didn't put words in my mouth Sid, all it does is show your willingness to start an argument. One which I have no intention of indulging. Sorry.

Have a nice day!


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Sid Bonkers said:
hornplayer said:
This was a really interesting thread until someone lowered the tone.

(Not you Hana!)
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If youve got something to say why dont you just say it instead of using sarcastic innuendo?

And exactly why do you think I have lowered the tone of this thread by questioning a statement that was posted purely to start an argument. Perhaps you too feel there is only one way to control diabetes? And that those who choose not to low carb and those who choose to take anti diabetic drugs are somehow inferior.
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People, please stick to the topic and please do not start personal attacks. Members can always pm each other. Try to keep the thread along the lines of being positive and informative. Thank you

Best wishes RRB
 
Robinredbreast said:
People, please stick to the topic and please do not start personal attacks. Members can always pm each other. Try to keep the thread along the lines of being positive and informative. Thank you

Best wishes RRB
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I wasnt aware that I had attacked anyone RRB, I merely pointed out that Hanas post was confrontational, it was Hornplayer who took it upon himself to take sides and make snide remarks about me lowering the tone of this thread.

Perhaps I should have just reported Hanas post for being confrontational and demeaning to those who choose to take medication to help control their diabetes, in future I shall.
 
Guys, any personal references or attacks however anyone wants to 'read it' is better suited to a PM and as I said earlier, please try to keep the OP's thread on the lines of a positive and an informative discussion. Also, my previous post was not finger pointing at any one individual. Thanks again.

Best wishes RRB
 
Another great thread derailed by a predictable member and this is an important thread..The children are our future and what we feed them on is of the utmost importance I would say so back to business I say as I don't want to see this thread locked.
 
I really think the question of sweet drinks and processed food in schools is one that needs to be addressed. - speaking as a non school based teacher, I very often finding myself dealing with groups of children, who, before lunch, were sweet, co-operative and attentive, and after, hyperactive, disruptive little monsters. This can't be a coincidence surely?

I can see why - and there are lots of reasons - why parents feed/allow their children to consume this stuff. It isn't as simple as just stopping them doing it, or trying to ban it, unfortunately. The eating habits of the current generation have developed over decades. Less time, more "labour saving" advancements, less attention given in schools to practical (less league table worthy) subjects, not just now, but over the last twenty to thirty years! Today's parents don't mean to feed their kids an unhealthy diet, they just don't know any different. Children aren't made to sit at the table until they have finished their vegetables ( of course, I'm generalising here). It's easier to give in. Also, you have many children who, amazingly enough start spouting about their "rights", even to their parents, as soon as there is even a hint that they won't get their own way. - my cousins daughter once called Childline because she'd been told they weren't going to Center Parks! I couldn't believe it when her mother tried to explained that she was just disappointed!?!

And then there is the Western received wisdom of the Healthy Diet. Healthy for one person isn't necessarily healthy for another. I totally agree with the earlier poster who commented on breakfast cereals. It's terrifying. How are parents expected to navigate through the advertising when the aren't given the most basic tools?

The OP, I believe, was asking for opinions on a ban on sweet fizzy drinks? Unfortunately, I really don't think that would work. - the more you tell someone they can't have something, the more they want it. - it's the rebellious child in all of us. Also, all those kids going cold turkey? - not a happy thought.

Something has to change, but it needs to be on a more fundamental level, and it won't be quick I'm afraid.

- just my opinion.


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I also agree it starts early in the home. My sisters both have grown up kids. One sister brought her kids up on lots of fresh fruit and veg, no junk food, and they also played lots of sports—football, tennis, swimming, skiing, basketball. They were mad for sport as both an activity and as an interest. Her girl can't go on holiday without it being some sort of outdoor activity holiday, like cycling or snowboarding. Neither of them developed the taste for junk food, and her boy had to even record his diet as part of his football coaching when he played at high competitive level. My other sister who is married to a diabetic hasn't encouraged her kids to eat well or play sports apart from maybe going to the swimming baths now and then or riding their bikes around the park when they were little. As young adults they do no sports—unless you include nightclubbing—and don't pay attention to their diets. When you consider their risk for diabetes because of their dad's strong family history, I'm quite appalled. Those kids drank a lot of sugary fizzy drinks. But then, they live in Scotland and compared to many people there, they probably eat more fruit and veg and less fat than most. Shocking but true.


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