All hell broke lose recently, no, this is not another rant against the forum of fantasy, when Coronation Street Star Catherine Tyldesle, who plays Eva Price in the longest running soap opera in the world, Coronation Street.(Catherine also runs a health club with her partner) tweeted “I’m shocked by some of the nutritional advice available on NHS. ‘Wholemeal bread, cereal and pasta are good for you?!?!’ #yeahright.”
Evidently all hell broke lose. The Sun, the UK’s best selling newspaper, a cross between a comic, men’s magazine and scandal sheet, said “Didn't use her loaf” very droll, I bet someone stayed up all night thinking that quip up, gave the story it’s usual spin. So, Catherine, who you can see from the link, looks in fantastic shape to me, got some stick, but not all the comments belong to the 10 pints of lager swilling and chips with everything brigade. As you would expect the NHS spouted the usual nonsense.
“A Department of Health spokesman said: “All of the advice on NHS Choices is based on the most up-to-date scientific evidence. It’s important everyone eats a healthy, balanced diet. This includes plenty of carbohydrates, choosing higher fibre options where possible, fruit and vegetables, some meat, fish, dairy and non-dairy protein foods, but only small amounts of foods high in salt, saturated fat and sugars”
A lot of comments came into the newspaper, some people had a good take on carbs and junk food, others showed their complete ignorance, about the foods that we can all do without. You really can’t blame the average Joe, for believing, he will swiftly become a malnourished gibbering wreck, without the junk, when the NHS push the diet of death, like a stuck record. “All of the advice on NHS Choices is based on the most up-to-date scientific evidence” This is known as complete bollocks in the UK, even some of the Sun readers know that.
Eddie
Full story here.
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But isn't it good to see low carbing in the news for more people to hear about and discuss.
ReplyDeleteAnne
Oh dear, oh dear... what can I say? Clearly we must eat lots of carbs - our health departments tell us to so it must be right. Yeah right.
ReplyDelete"eat Plenty of carbohydrate ....but only small amounts of sugar"
ReplyDeleteWhoever said this needs to go back to year 8 science class. Carbohydrate is sugar.
This is known as complete bollocks in the UK, even some of the Sun readers know that.
ReplyDeleteSaid Eddie.
The average Sun reader would say "Never Mind the Bollocks - So Long as it's Got Big Tits"
Ray
"eat Plenty of carbohydrate ....but only small amounts of sugar"
ReplyDeleteWhoever said this needs to go back to year 8 science class. Carbohydrate is sugar."
Yes I spotted that, it's pitiful the tosh the NHS dolls out, maybe they don't know.
Eddie
I've always thought of Britain as big on tradition, hence the whole grain argument. I haven't seen an issue of The Sun in decades. Tell me they still have the Page 3 girl, otherwise I'll be totally disillusioned:)
ReplyDeleteRay
ReplyDeleteGet a grip lad, we are trying to go up market with this blog, but are failing miserably, thems the breaks eh.
Hope you and yours are well.
Eddie
PS You get a mention in my next post.
Apparently us low carbers are heading for 'Stinky Breath'..'Gall stones'..'kidney stones'..'Gout'..and turds like a statue's arm along with saturday night fever.well I made the last one up but Jeez..does katherine look ill? ..Hot dog she looks fine to me! {goes off for a cold shower}
ReplyDeleteHi Mark
ReplyDelete"Tell me they still have the Page 3 girl"
Ask my old mate Ray, I reckon he takes a sneaky look now and again. The old reprobate !
Eddie
Paul last time I dropped one like “a statues arm” I took it down to my opticians in a box. He said Jeez you need to see an Endo or a doctor, not an optician, why have you brought it to me, I said because it really made my eyes water. The old ones are the best eh.
ReplyDeleteEddie
Carbohydrate is sugar but so many still do not realise this.Love the humour boys.
ReplyDeleteSue
"Tell me they still have the Page 3 girl"
ReplyDeleteAsk my old mate Ray, I reckon he takes a sneaky look now and again. The old reprobate !
Eddie
Why would I look at it? Oh, of course, you've never met my wife!!
Seriously though, how in this day and age anyone does not know there's little difference between starch and sugar is baffling.
The only logical explanations as far as I can see are: They do know, but, in the case of the medical establishment choose to mislead the gullible (I say this because I find it hard to believe that doctors lack the intellectual capacity to workout the truth for themselves). Or, in the case of the media, they rely on headline seeking pseudo scientific research.
The reason for this is summed up by Paul above: keep people sick to sell more of their crappy drugs!
Ray
Ray said.
ReplyDelete“Why would I look at it? Oh, of course, you've never met my wife!!”
I understand you mate. What sort of man goes looking for beef burgers when he has fillet steak at home ?
Eddie
Page three is nothing but disgusting pornography it should be banned.
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