Originally Posted by
P.W.H.
What astonishes me is, if you go to the supermarket and look at the shelves, there
are a bazillion products that cater to a fad like 'gluten free', but try to find something
that caters to diabetics .... you may find you're s.o.o.l. I don't get it: the health
professions are railing against the epidemic of obesity and diabetes, but the food
industry completely ignores it. I started looking at labels, and it's appalling what
I found out. Sugar in canned beans? You're kidding me. Tomato sauce: 40% sugar.
etc etc. etc. Apparently it makes people crave the product, so it moves product, and
damn the torpedos.