The BBC's 'war on sugar'

skysiebaby

Anyone else in the UK seen the upcoming BBC1 programme about how sugar is 'so' bad for us? Just saw it being advertised on Breakfast and it infuriated me.

JoRumbles

Well its on tomorrow night, so I'll reserve judgement till then. Is it Horizon? Because they are pretty good.

skysiebaby

No I don't think its Horizon, the info says 'Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar'. But if its anything like what she's just been banging on about this morning it should be interesting!

amandarunning

Whatever her name was on breakfast news - Fiona something?? She was very infuriating indeed. It's not Horizon and will be interesting to watch bearing in mind all I've learnt on MFP about sugar being the devil - NOT! I do agree though that it is stuffed into way too many foods labelled as healthy and/or just foods you wouldn't ever imagine it was in.

sijomial

skysiebaby wrote: »

No I don't think its Horizon, the info says 'Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar'. But if its anything like what she's just been banging on about this morning it should be interesting!

I saw some of it this morning on the news and Fiona Phillips was spouting utter twaddle and didn't come across as being either well informed or particularly bright!
Sound bite TV.

It's really not that difficult to read food labels and make appropriate choices.

katiejanecollins

Definitely going to watch this - it has intrigued me!

Sued0nim

BANDWAGON MEDIA BOLLOX

callsitlikeiseeit

rabbitjb wrote: »

BANDWAGON MEDIA BOLLOX

^^ that, we get the same thing this side of the pond. some fool on one of the morning shows was telling everyone to throw out all the sugar and was tossing food in a trash can.

really?

i had a half a heath bar that night just for the heck of it (and i had massive calories to spare LOLOL)

every year or two, the 'experts' declare something else horrible. its cyclical. i ignore it all, educate my girls properly (so they dont learn to blindly believe what 'experts' say), and go about my merry way.

Liftng4Lis

rabbitjb wrote: »

BANDWAGON MEDIA BOLLOX

What is bollox>?

Sued0nim

Testicles

Sued0nim

I assumed it wouldn't let me type bollocks

ETA: Oh I love US-centric rude word censoring :bigsmile:

dammitjanet0161

There's a doc on BBC2 called Eat to Live Forever tonight, with Giles Coren looking at paleo, fruitarian diets and fasting/calorie restriction. Might be worth a watch to see if anything new is mentioned (that's if I can sit through an hour of Giles Coren).

Liftng4Lis

rabbitjb wrote: »

Testicles

IN for testies!

sijomial

rabbitjb wrote: »

I assumed it wouldn't let me type bollocks

ETA: Oh I love US-centric rude word censoring :bigsmile:

A friend of mine upset a US colleague because he signed his message with the diminutive of Richard.

"I'll see you next week when you come over to London - D*ck".

JoRumbles

I'm not sure I want to live forever (especially if I can never have pavlova again) but I might give that a watch tonight- right after masterchef, just so I know what I would be missing.

mokaiba

skysiebaby wrote: »

Anyone else in the UK seen the upcoming BBC1 programme about how sugar is 'so' bad for us? Just saw it being advertised on Breakfast and it infuriated me.

Sugar is bad for us in the sense that its put in every processed food and drink item. Constantly eating massive amounts of sugar on a daily basis is not good for your overall health.

Also, its media, they will make it dramatic to get views.

yarwell

mokaiba wrote: »

Sugar is bad for us in the sense that its put in every processed food and drink item. Constantly eating massive amounts of sugar on a daily basis is not good for your overall health.

Also, its media, they will make it dramatic to get views.

I see what you did there.

skysiebaby

mokaiba wrote: »

Sugar is bad for us in the sense that its put in every processed food and drink item. Constantly eating massive amounts of sugar on a daily basis is not good for your overall health.

Also, its media, they will make it dramatic to get views.

Yeah I do understand that part of it, but it annoys me when the media don't seem interested the view point of moderation and education instead? When we start telling people what they can and can't eat rather than about portion control or just being aware of the amount of sugar they consume and that its part of a balanced diet, I think that ends up part of the whole problem...she says while eating a Cadburys Crème Egg

Need2Exerc1se

skysiebaby wrote: »

mokaiba wrote: »

Sugar is bad for us in the sense that its put in every processed food and drink item. Constantly eating massive amounts of sugar on a daily basis is not good for your overall health.

Also, its media, they will make it dramatic to get views.

Yeah I do understand that part of it, but it annoys me when the media don't seem interested the view point of moderation and education instead? When we start telling people what they can and can't eat rather than about portion control or just being aware of the amount of sugar they consume and that its part of a balanced diet, I think that ends up part of the whole problem...she says while eating a Cadburys Crème Egg

Mass media are concerned with ratings and awards and little else. It is absolutely the worst place to get nutrition or health information. Unfortunately, it's probably where the majority look for this information.