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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1790560" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Although most people eat what they like with no regard for government guidelines, that guidance is still influential in terms of any state funded food (hospitals, prisons, schools). I agree that the Eat Badly plate is too biased towards carbohydrates and as such may be unsuitable for at least half the adult population who have a tendency to metabolic syndrome of which diabetes is 1 marker.</p><p>W<u>e don't have freedom of choice now</u></p><p>When you walk into a Supermarket you are bombarded with 'low fat' (high sugar) options plus 'healthy wholegrains ' and BoGoFs on anything made with cheap grains. Big food manufactuers are failing to reduce sugar fast enough according to PHE and the same is true for restuarant chains where the public can eat lots of sugar and vegetable oil concoctions for a cheap price and are choosing to do so on a frequent basis. So whilst The Sun has taken an editorial line of 'hands off our grub' nanny state, it is just not true that we have true freedom of choice.</p><p><u>Who pays for cheap food?</u></p><p>Just as we are discussing long term funding for the NHS and the prospect of paying an extra £1500 per household to keep standing still, why is nobody mentioning prevention via eating better? e.g. David Unwin saved a uge amount for his CCG by making his practice low carb and all his patients actively chose this route rather than take diabetes medications.</p><p>I do fear that we will slip into a situation where people do get health insurance and the NHS provides much more basic care. At this point we will be paying a very high price for our cheap food both personally and financially.</p><p>Rant over...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1790560, member: 365308"] Although most people eat what they like with no regard for government guidelines, that guidance is still influential in terms of any state funded food (hospitals, prisons, schools). I agree that the Eat Badly plate is too biased towards carbohydrates and as such may be unsuitable for at least half the adult population who have a tendency to metabolic syndrome of which diabetes is 1 marker. W[U]e don't have freedom of choice now[/U] When you walk into a Supermarket you are bombarded with 'low fat' (high sugar) options plus 'healthy wholegrains ' and BoGoFs on anything made with cheap grains. Big food manufactuers are failing to reduce sugar fast enough according to PHE and the same is true for restuarant chains where the public can eat lots of sugar and vegetable oil concoctions for a cheap price and are choosing to do so on a frequent basis. So whilst The Sun has taken an editorial line of 'hands off our grub' nanny state, it is just not true that we have true freedom of choice. [U]Who pays for cheap food?[/U] Just as we are discussing long term funding for the NHS and the prospect of paying an extra £1500 per household to keep standing still, why is nobody mentioning prevention via eating better? e.g. David Unwin saved a uge amount for his CCG by making his practice low carb and all his patients actively chose this route rather than take diabetes medications. I do fear that we will slip into a situation where people do get health insurance and the NHS provides much more basic care. At this point we will be paying a very high price for our cheap food both personally and financially. Rant over... [/QUOTE]
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