tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post301653073253861442..comments2024-03-28T18:48:10.958+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Sour taste: The secret backroom tactics of Big SugarLowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-63395902241095183332015-06-15T15:41:02.468+01:002015-06-15T15:41:02.468+01:00Well it's not just the lobbyists that push it ...Well it's not just the lobbyists that push it here, there are also a couple of significant federal pollies whose electorates are dominated by sugar growers/sugar politics, that gives it a push from within. I would also be wary of allowing politicians to get their mitts on a tax generated by sugar sales since they would then become addicted to the revenue and we'd never see the end of it, just like has happened here with gambling + gambling taxes.<br /><br />Isn't it somewhat paradoxical that they have worked out how to generate huge profits from the low fat high carb approach whilst not being able to move their business model forward to a similar high fat but low sugar approach? It would be an easy thing for them to make the switch, turn around 180' and with a minimal amount of spin it would be as if nothing had changed. <br /><br />Seriously, the food pushers are missing some amazing business opportunities by not bringing tasty and filling high sat fat snacks to market. You can pick up leftover industrial strength sat fat for a song nowadays due to the last 40 years of anti-fat hysteria -- it should be an ingredient capable of producing a high added value. <br /><br />:)))<br /><br />C.Passthecreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214860448492630477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-42200096945989554242015-06-15T07:37:45.295+01:002015-06-15T07:37:45.295+01:00So interesting. I have a niece who lives in Au...So interesting. I have a niece who lives in Australia......her little daughter (4) is overweight. It saddened me when she came to visit this Spring.<br />Hidden sugars are in so many foods these days.<br />Preparing fresh (not everybody has the time) is the way to go.<br />I only drink water and I have a couple of cups of coffee a day.<br />I am also fortunate that I have never touched such drinks, purely because I do not like them.<br /><br />The food issue will go on forever for sure. People use food as a crutch and for comfort (I know many that do) Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-85537624739321665932015-06-14T23:18:46.068+01:002015-06-14T23:18:46.068+01:00I have been a long time advocate of how awful pop/...I have been a long time advocate of how awful pop/soda drinks are for you... they are addictive and cause many health issues. I stopped drinking this drink over 20 years ago and that alone help me to get a handle on my health... if you ask my youngest what I think of pop/soda, she says I say it is evil... lol... I am not kidding though, it is awful. Now if I could break other sugar addictions she has tooLaunna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-1811342770432164442015-06-14T22:02:59.056+01:002015-06-14T22:02:59.056+01:00Most eye opening to read this. Obesity is rife in ...Most eye opening to read this. Obesity is rife in many countries. Sugars, fructose are the hidden troublemakers.Until the health experts and manufacturers are free from the hold that big companies exert will our waist sizes diminish? I am not sure that sugar tax is the best answer.<br />TedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com