Agenda 2019

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/stevia-wonder-the-plant-thats-a-super-sugar-alternative--and-free-from-calories-and-carbs-9179079.html The plant that's a super sugar alternative – and free from calories and carbs   Stevia the Sweet Herb How long will it be before some some "expert" or organisation or government "spokesperson",  finds that "stevia" and products emanating from it have harmful effects and should be heavily taxed to combat obesity or some other condition? Answers on a postcard to...........

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/tax-addictive-sugar-to-combat-growing-levels-of-obesity-says-chief-medical-officer-9169310.html Tax ‘addictive’ sugar to combat growing levels of obesity, says chief medical officer "just a spoonful"   Dame Sally Davies told the Health Select Committee she believes that “research will find sugar is addictive”. It is always the case that when some substance or other is identified as harmful, or is alleged to be harmful (or it becomes popular to be described as harmful for a couple of weeks), some "expert" or organisation or government "spokesperson" trots out the same cliched solution."Put a huge tax on it". If these people are really serious, and really want to protect the rest of us from cigarettes, alcohol, fizzy drinks, or a thousand and one other things including, this week sugar, they should completely ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of the par...

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/butter-is-back-margarine-giant-admits-defeat-in-the-battle-of-the-spreads-9085486.html Butter is back: Margarine giant admits defeat in the battle of the spreads      Breakfast   The thought of a crumpet or bread with your fish and chips or even a crusty roll with the chicken soup, without the necessary 1/4 inch  of butter spread evenly across the surface (right up to the edge of course)is too awful to contemplate. Margarine of any description, even the ones where "you wont believe its not butter", has never been on my shopping list. For many years, some doctors, medical bodies, various "old wives", experts, pundits and others have been peddling the line that butter with its saturated fats, cholesterol, calories etc etc, is very bad for us and should be avoided. The consumption of butter, was responsible for  heart disease, obesity, high cholesterol levels in the body, clog...