UK Catering Forum

Did you know that the UK government set acceptable daily intakes of artifical sweeterners to be the equivilant limit for an average sized adult to be about 2 litres of diet cola a day. It is all to easy to pass this limit. All diet drinks contain artificial sweetneers. Diet "juice" drinks shouldn't be given to children. It is better to give them milk or plain ordinary fruit juice.
It is interesting that after 30 years of articial sweetners we have become fatter. Artificial sweetners are a fraction of the cost of sugar and so offer manufacturers a cheap way of making money. Some studies show they cause cancer and neurological problems. Other studies (funded by the food industry usually, show they don't).

Interesting point you made about us getting fatter Sheffy. That goes the same for the fact we have lots more diet foods available. I don't think I could drink over 2 litres of any fizzy drink a day though.

Stick to water people its better for you

I heard over 80% of adults in the UK are going to be obese in the next 30 years! This is a scary thought and with guidelines like the one given above we can now start to see why we are becoming a fat national. Greedy businesses and our uneducated nation will inevitable mean more artificial food/drinks being consumed. This causing more illnesses like given above!

Its a crazy world we live in !

mcmarketing wrote:I heard over 80% of adults in the UK are going to be obese in the next 30 years! This is a scary thought and with guidelines like the one given above we can now start to see why we are becoming a fat national. Greedy businesses and our uneducated nation will inevitable mean more artificial food/drinks being consumed. This causing more illnesses like given above!

Its a crazy world we live in !

I agree with the points you raise and where will the money come to pay for all the fat related illnesses? My guess the already over taxed tax payer.

This is an interesting topic. What infuriates me is that as an adult who eats a healthy balanced diet I am not given the option by drinks manufacterers as to whether I want sugar or aspartame. Lots of soft drinks or cordial, diet or not, contains aspartame. I know this as I check the label, I can taste aspatame and I don't like it. As far as I'm concerned it's a chemical and I would rather have sugar.

I agree with all that you have said. Aspartame leaves a horrible after taste. It seems a big con by the food industry. I think there should be far more legislation about what goes into the food that people eat and into what they drink.

sheffy wrote:I agree with all that you have said. Aspartame leaves a horrible after taste. It seems a big con by the food industry. I think there should be far more legislation about what goes into the food that people eat and into what they drink.

There should be but unfortunately - like everything else - it always comes down to ncost!