In papers are full-page ads for the Marks and Spencer range of foods 'Balanced For You'. They are advertised as 'High Protein Healthy Meals'. What is healthy about high protein? High protein is a fad that began with athletes who thought they could get bigger muscles by eating protein at certain times such as after a workout.
There is no evidence that for ordinary people eating more protein improves health. People already eat more protein than they need. Extra protein is just extra calories and is only going to make people fat. It seems that Marks and Spencer are happy to confuse people about their health to make a profit.
The three examples all contain animal protein. The main one illustrated is Pulled Pork Ramen, which contains sugar. High Protein Healthy Food, it says on the packaging, the other two examples say High Protein with Balanced Carbs. The word 'balanced' is nutritionally meaningless.
I get the feeling that there are a lot of people who wish to confuse the public about their health to get their way. They are not honest. I heard someone on the radio say that some people can't afford to eat less meat of better quality. I think she hasn't understood what this means. If you eat half the meat you used to, then you can buy meat at up to twice the price while still saving money.
It's not difficult to understand. Did she really not understand, or did she just want to confuse people?
What some people can't afford is to eat more protein than necessary, and to eat animal protein which is the more expensive type of protein. People have been persuaded to munch their way through vast quantities of cheap chicken, pork sausages and cheap cheddar because they think they need the protein and because they think that's all they can afford. They are wasting their money.
People with vested interests, such as farmers and retailers, have to stop trying to confuse people.
Here are other examples:-
Vegetarians and vegans don't eat more avocados than anyone else, when we cut the number of farm animals then people can eat the grains and pulses we currently feed to animals, if you plant native trees eg oaks and not one species of conifer there will be greater biodiversity.
There is no evidence that for ordinary people eating more protein improves health. People already eat more protein than they need. Extra protein is just extra calories and is only going to make people fat. It seems that Marks and Spencer are happy to confuse people about their health to make a profit.
The three examples all contain animal protein. The main one illustrated is Pulled Pork Ramen, which contains sugar. High Protein Healthy Food, it says on the packaging, the other two examples say High Protein with Balanced Carbs. The word 'balanced' is nutritionally meaningless.
I get the feeling that there are a lot of people who wish to confuse the public about their health to get their way. They are not honest. I heard someone on the radio say that some people can't afford to eat less meat of better quality. I think she hasn't understood what this means. If you eat half the meat you used to, then you can buy meat at up to twice the price while still saving money.
It's not difficult to understand. Did she really not understand, or did she just want to confuse people?
What some people can't afford is to eat more protein than necessary, and to eat animal protein which is the more expensive type of protein. People have been persuaded to munch their way through vast quantities of cheap chicken, pork sausages and cheap cheddar because they think they need the protein and because they think that's all they can afford. They are wasting their money.
People with vested interests, such as farmers and retailers, have to stop trying to confuse people.
Here are other examples:-
- vegetarians and vegans eat lots of avocados, which means more forest cut down
- we will have to grow more soya to feed vegetarians and vegans, which means more forest cut down
- if we grow trees on pastureland it will decrease biodiversity
Vegetarians and vegans don't eat more avocados than anyone else, when we cut the number of farm animals then people can eat the grains and pulses we currently feed to animals, if you plant native trees eg oaks and not one species of conifer there will be greater biodiversity.
