Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
I was delighted to read that the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is so concerned about junk food and obesity ("Doctors turn on No 10 over failure to curb obesity surge", News) and also to see the explanations regarding the very dangerous effects of high insulin levels caused by much processed and fast food.
As an NHS pharmacist, with an interest in public health, I would like to share a simple message: if it comes in a shiny packet, if it has to be nationally advertised or if you think it may have come out of a nozzle in a factory, don't make it a regular part of your diet.
We can think of a few exceptions but as a general guideline, it works quite well. As to the sponsorship of "healthy" sporting events and activities by junk-food companies, I am aghast. Clearly we should treat them in the same way as tobacco companies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/apr/22/big-issue-obesity-health-olympics?newsfeed=true
As an NHS pharmacist, with an interest in public health, I would like to share a simple message: if it comes in a shiny packet, if it has to be nationally advertised or if you think it may have come out of a nozzle in a factory, don't make it a regular part of your diet.
We can think of a few exceptions but as a general guideline, it works quite well. As to the sponsorship of "healthy" sporting events and activities by junk-food companies, I am aghast. Clearly we should treat them in the same way as tobacco companies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/apr/22/big-issue-obesity-health-olympics?newsfeed=true