Not confused, though I would agree I highlighted just one of the many problems.
I do not believe Jamie Oliver to be a hypocrite, just that in view of the point I made about how he makes a living strikes me that his
attitude regarding the energy drinks seemed to me to be hypocritical. I fully agree that these energy drinks are not good for children. I don't think they are good for most adults either, though I know they are useful for some diabetics to resolve a hypo.
To say there are 2 problems is somewhat simplistic. To give just a few examples :there are numerous problems in the food industry, the big companies are embedded in politics, the lack of education in simple nutrition some parents have, also the disinterest in their childrens' welfare from some. When I was young, mothers and grannies taught us how to cook using fresh, natural ingredients. There were also lessons in school cookery classes. Now most parents are too busy earning a living and many rely on microwave meals to feed the family. Schools I know of don't have cookery lessons any more. They have 'food technology' lessons instead. We have also been conned by the advertising suugesting high energy drinks etc were somehow healthy. I even know of an athlete who consumed them during a marathon because they had been advised by a university sport science expert that he needed to replace the 'essential' minerals and electrolites lost through running. That athlete was extremely ill with kidney problems for months after.
Energy Drinks
I think if we take your suggestion seriously
@bangkokdiabetic we will end up with pushers of illegal energy drinks profitting from secret sales of the stuff, just as with other drugs.
Big problem no simple solution.
