More diet-related articles from BBC News - they have really out-done  
themselves this week.


First, Obesity 'may be largely genetic'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7230065.stm>

"It is wrong to place all the blame for a child's excessive weight  
gain on the parents - it is more likely to be due to the child's  
genetic susceptibility"

There is a redeeming comment at the end that "Twin study findings  
depend on the assumptions that are made about how genes
and lifestyle interact", and that it is "highly irresponsible" to draw  
conclusions from them.



But this - Salt 'could fuel child obesity' - is just astonishing
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7254589.stm>

"Eating products high in salt tends to make people thirsty and it is  
known that in adults, a salt-laden diet tends to increase the amount  
of sugary soft drinks consumed."

Well maybe the problem is sugary drinks then???

This article also has a concession, albeit an, umm, slightly  
disturbing one:
"Unfortunately some food specifically targeted at children has to be  
laced with salt otherwise it would be inedible, because it is made  
from mechanically-recovered meat"

Great, so children are eating dog food now!  I wonder if it was  
mechanically recovered from lame cows?



Ashley