HEALTH WARNING

As a child growing up during World War 11, I was lucky that my parents were able to put food on the table. OK, sometimes it wasn’t very much as we had to endure food rationing, but they did the best they could under the circumstances. As I grew older, the situation improved and the quality and often the quantity of what was available became better, and with more variety as global trade became stronger.

Today, there is hardly ever a day when our newspapers do not shout loud about some “new” food hazard. A few days ago, it was about a high-protein diet that was extremely bad; today it’s sugar that is getting the same treatment (even though fruit has a high sugar content, but we are urged to eat it) and last month a scare about drinking too much red wine! It seems to me that the UK medical and scientific communities seem determined on extending human life – either by diet, medication or genetic manipulation. The world already suffers from over-population, and I wonder what Malthus thinks whilst lying in his grave?

Should we stop eating altogether? No harmful fats, no sugar, no high-protein….I am totally confused, so surely moderation in everything is the key?

Not having been a life-long non-smoking, teetotal vegan, I wonder how many years I have lost…

Until next time (and probably doing all the wrong things – but enjoying life),

Peripatetic Scribe