Proposed ban on eating snacks on public transport

[tomfalc]

Is anyone else concerned about the impact this proposed ban could have on a diabetic child trying to prevent or treat a hypo? I know they'll probably allow an exception but you'd still be 'different' and would have to explain why you're eating, and may result in delaying eating to avoid the embarrassment.

 

[Docb]

No, because it is a stupid idea which will never be put into practice. The main reason for putting it in the report was pure PR and the simple fact that the authors could rely on modern lazy journalism to pick up on it and thereby give the report air time. Bet the authors are getting lots of brownie points for the number of clicks they are getting on whatever site it was published.

If you really wanted to do something about child obesity then you would introduce a law which said that the only children that could be used in food adverts had to be clinically obese. That would stop parents shovelling the stuff down their kids necks.

 

[Robin]

Is anyone else concerned about the impact this proposed ban could have on a diabetic child trying to prevent or treat a hypo? I know they'll probably allow an exception but you'd still be 'different' and would have to explain why you're eating, and may result in delaying eating to avoid the embarrassment.

Yes and no. My first thought was, hands off my hypo treatment! (or even, needing something to keep my levels up even if am not hypo, if I’ve been walking for example)
My second thought was that it’s totally unworkable, so why worry.
I have visions of people standing at the bus stop cramming food into their gob at the rate of knots to finish it before the bus arrives. Not what Nanny, er, sorry, Sally, Davies was intending, I’m sure!

 

[nonethewiser]

Not concerned in the slightest, it will never be implemented and even if it was there would be exceptions for us.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Not concerned in the slightest, it will never be implemented and even if it was there would be exceptions for us.

Absolutely agree. They have already mentioned exceptions for medical conditions, but in all likelihood it will never be introduced.

 

[Sharron1]

Absolutely agree. They have already mentioned exceptions for medical conditions, but in all likelihood it will never be introduced.

Of course it will never happen. Can you imagine trying to enforce it

 

[robert@fm]

I think that the main problem with this is the same problem that Wikipedia has with "notability"; who decides what is "notable" or "healthy", and on what basis do they decide?

I have at least twice had an edit of mine reverted, on the grounds that it's not enough that someone / something is well known to nearly all British people over the age of 30; to be notable, it has to be something that Americans have heard of. 🙄 (This of course is a classic example of the "we are the world" syndrome.) Likewise, the present idea of "healthy" is mostly the "carbs good, fats bad" nonsense that was foisted on us via the crackpot ideas of St. Ansel Keys, who is finally beginning to be recognised as the nutcase he was. 😱

 

[mikeyB]

Well, I only travel first class on trains, and the business men and women might object if they don’t get their free brekkie. So would I.