Sprung Actually that's SWMBO's, I don't eat bread - I have a 3 egg omelette plus some fruit for brekkie, and just about live on curry and rice for the remainder.
The attitude above is no smarter than the fictitious example of someone thinking a diet coke will cancel out a mars bar. The funny thing is that one example is fictitious and the other isn't.
Sorry, explain to me why fresh juice (or milk) is less healthy (not just kilojoule wise) than a can of diet pepsi?
Maybe food with no kilojoules made from aspartame is healthier than a piece of broccoli too?
There are two examples given in this thread.
In one of them KJ is conveniently the only measure used. In the other one it is conveniently disregarded.
I made it pretty clear I was referring to 'healthiness' in terms of kj content, which is consistent with the original argument that this thread is about, and people seemed happy to agree with.
Kilojoules as an expression of health is a nonsense.
Excessive intake of kilojoules will lead to fat storage which can lead to obesity and related health problems. Insufficient intake of kilojoules can also lead to health problems.
If you stated that lo carb beers contain less kilojoules than regular beer or that diet drinks have less kilojoules than fruit juice you'd be right. You'd be making a fairly redundant point as most people are probably aware of it but you'd be right.
To state that they are healthier in terms of kilojoules means nothing.
Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners have not been proven to be harmful unless consumed in ridiculous doses (of the order of many litres of diet soft drink daily). Only few have adverse reactions to aspartame (phenylketonuria, I think it is?).
A diet soft drink is better for you than it's full-sugar counterpart, unless you need the sugar for some reason.
Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners have not been proven to be harmful unless consumed in ridiculous doses (of the order of many litres of diet soft drink daily). Only few have adverse reactions to aspartame (phenylketonuria, I think it is?).
A diet soft drink is better for you than it's full-sugar counterpart, unless you need the sugar for some reason.
What we need is beer with a high glycemic index, full of vitamins and minerals plus something to stop dehydration.
What we need is beer with a high glycemic index, full of vitamins and minerals plus something to stop dehydration.
Vitamin B: check.
Noooooooo! It'd have to be low GI, 98% fat free, organic, made from plant seeds, carbon neutral and innoculated with the teardrop of a Tibetan Yak...
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