The Joy Of Vegetables

I am gemused to see that Euro Nanny has chosen to lecture us about our fruit and vegetable eating habits.

Seemingly, if "scientific research" (carried out by the European Food Information Council - EUFIC) is to be believed, the average Brit does not eat enough vegetables. In fact Euro Nanny places us 14th in a league table of 19 vegetable eating EU nations.

Britons eat 258g  of fruit and vegetables a day, compared with a European average of 386g.

EUFIC then go on to bemoan the fact that we are placing ourselves at a greater risk of caner, diabetes and all the other modern plagues that Nanny likes to frighten us with.

So, should we be worried?

Errmm..no not at all, for you see EUFIC then go on to admit that there are a few problems with the data that it used for its "research":

1 The definition of fruit and vegetables varies between countries, eg some nations do not include potatoes or fruit juice.

2 EUFIC used data from various governments to compile its report, therefore the data itself cannot be comparable or necessarily reliable.

In other words the "research" is bollocks.

Given the above caveat, why precisely did they bother to conduct the "research" and publish their "findings" in the first place?

Another fine example of Nanny using dodgy "research" to justify her prejudices and policies!

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Taking The Piss

Oh dear I see that Aberystwyth and Newcastle researchers have come up with a "dip stick" test for urine, that shows what and how much you have eaten.

They call it a "lie diet-tector," allegedly it will become a vital tool for identifying the causes of disease.

I dread to think what Nanny will try to do with this.

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Prats of The Week - Lincolnshire County Council

Ooh Err Missus, 'tis a bright and cheerful Monday morning and time once again for me to award my prestigious and internationally renowned "Prats of The Week" Award.

This week it goes to Lincolnshire County Council.

For why?

Their batty plan to replace the "wait for the green man" signs on pelican crossings in Boston, with a "non sexist" sign that asks pedestrian to "cross with the green figure".

Why?

Seemingly the use of the word "man" is deemed to be sexist as it implies male domination over when people can and can't cross the road.

Sigh!!!

What a spectacularly idiotic waste of money!

Lincolnshire County Council, well deserving Prats of The Week!

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Another Cancer Scare Story

I see that some Swedish research (published in the British Journal of Cancer from researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm) has identified that if we eat 50g of processed meat a day (ie one sausage or two rashers of bacon) the chances of us going down with pancreatic cancer increases by 19%.

Eat 150g and the risk increases by 57%.

Cue media deluge of shite, claiming that bacon etc gives you cancer.

However, here's the reality, the average person has a 1% chance of going down with pancreatic cancer. Therefore an increase of 57% raises that risk to around 2%.

I think I will continue eating my sausages and bacon!


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Birmingham Council's Greed

I see that our much "respected" councils are continuing to do their bit to screw us for as much money as possible, in order to maintain themselves in the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed.

Birmingham council are trying to scam people with charges (£25-£50) for taking wedding photographs in Birmingham parks:


“You are welcome to use our parks or green open spaces as backdrops for your wedding photographs and/or film recordings of your Wedding day for personal use only, with prior permission from us. 

Use service specific Parks form to make your request providing dates, times and the name of the site where you want to take your photographs. 

There is a charge of £50 for commercial photographs and £25 for non-commercial photographs.”

Parks are open spaces owned by (we pay council tax for them) and used by the public, they are not the private fiefdoms of local councils!

Councils are the enemies of the people!


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Nurse Nanny

Nanny cannot resist poking her bony old nose into the affairs of her minions.

I am sad to say that, despite promises by Cameron et al to reduce the Nanny state, it seems that Tory Nanny is every bit as bad as Labour Nanny.

It has been announced by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, that Tory Nanny will back the NHS Future Forum's proposal that will compel NHS professionals (such as; midwives, surgeons, health visitors, doctors and nurses) to pro-actively ask patients about their smoking, drinking, diet and physical activity every time they see them.

The intrusive "make every contact count" plan, has divided the profession; the British Medical Association supports it, but the Royal College of Nursing doubts its value.

Ironically Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, warned that this might extend the boundaries of the Nanny state!

In simple terms here's why the idea is bollocks:

1 It is intrusive and annoying to be harangued with questions about lifestyle.

2 People will be put off going to see their doctor, if they face a barrage of personal questions.

3 What will the state do with the information collected?

4 People will lie when asked these questions, therefore the answers will have no medical value.

5 The state, once it has crossed the rubicon of asking us about our lifestyles, will use the information to compel us to take treatment for any lifestyle behaviour that it deems to be inappropriate.

Wrt point 5, those of you who think that this is an exaggeration should bear in mind that the rationale for this "initiative" is to reduce the cost of the NHS. Gathering data such as this is of little use in reducing costs, if the patient is not then compelled to address his/her state defined medical "problem".

You have been warned!

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