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Being overweight increases incidence of cancer

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JessM Tue 17-Mar-15 07:21:46

Seriously overweight women have a significantly higher risk of some cancers including 2 of the most common - bowel and post-menopausal breast cancer.
Women seem to be getting bigger and bigger - what on earth could be done to halt or reverse this trend.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31917876

rosequartz Sun 29-Mar-15 10:34:00

Ps watch out for artificial sweeteners, I would rather eat a bit of sugar than aspartame.

loopylou Sun 29-Mar-15 11:00:16

Full fat yogurt is more filling than the low/no fat versions, no additives either.
I buy frozen berries, chuck a handful in and a drop of honey, the berries thaw quickly and sometimes use canned fruit (peaches, apricots, prunes) for a change.
It's often cheaper too than buying fruit yogurts.

Anya Sun 29-Mar-15 11:36:49

Rose Total 0% yoghurt has the highest sugar count of all if that's the one you mean.

See my link.

janeainsworth Tue 31-Mar-15 13:23:04

Anya the Total yoghurt referred to in the article has the most sugar because it contains honey. Plain Total yoghurt would only contain milk sugars.

I tend to agree with this comment:
Josordoni • 2 years ago
"These ill conceived surveys make me so angry! Total 0% yoghurt is also available plain without any additives, and would be more healthy than some of the other plain yoghurts you are showing, and certainly more healthy than the Shape you awarded 2nd place to , or Weight Watchers which came first, both of which have added chemicals in the form of sweeteners and thickeners. You choose to pick the split pot with pure honey in a side pot, that can be eaten with the plain yoghurt, and then complain it contains sugar. Well how are you going to find a honey that DOESN'T contain sugar?

And the idea of a split pot, likewise a Muller Corner, is so you can add as much or as little as you wish.

Next time please compare like to like, i.e. plain yoghurts against plain yoghurts, and flavoured yoghurts (or yoghurts with flavours to be added, like Muller Corners and Total Split pots) against flavoured yoghurts."

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 31-Mar-15 13:39:10

Oh I love Muller Corners. Haven't had one in ages! Oompa diet! tbuhmm

(d'you like my new swearword? [halo])

Re. that article. Those "thickeners and sweeteners have been very thoroughly tested for safety.

Anya Tue 31-Mar-15 14:37:32

Back off JaneA .... have you any idea how aggressive you sound?

Firstly I qualified my post by adding 'if that's the one you mean' but of course if you're looking to be disagreeable when you post then you would blank that I suppose.

Secondly Ethel asked for information on yoghurts with less sugar so I supplied a link I thought might help her.

If you do not like the comparisons on the link then address yourself to those that produced that data and get off my back.

janeainsworth Tue 31-Mar-15 19:10:19

I'd just like to point out that most of my post at 13:23:04 was a quote from a comment on the article to which Anya provided a link, and was not aimed personally at, or to, her.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 31-Mar-15 19:25:06

Well yes. It's all here

grin

rosequartz Tue 31-Mar-15 19:48:35

Yes, I did mean Total yogurt anya
Thanks for the link

I hadn't checked natural sugars content, and I expect the fruit adds more, but I would rather eat that than some of the stuff that has been 'mucked around with'.

You could drive yourself nutty trying to work it all out.

JessM Thu 02-Apr-15 14:13:28

Yoghurt wars hmm whatever next smile
most of the milk sugars are converted to lactic acid in yoghurt aren't they Janeainsworth?

Why would one buy a corner yoghurt and not eat the sweet bit... much cheaper to buy a litre of plain and then add things. Walnuts and banana current favourite.
Unless of course it is one of those M and S black cherry corner yoghurts which are pretty splendiferous as an occasional treat. lots of sourish cherries.

etheltbags1 Thu 02-Apr-15 14:16:34

I tried weight watchers yoghurt yesterday and they are fat free and low suger, they are lovely. Thank you whoever suggested them.

rosequartz Thu 02-Apr-15 14:32:46

I must look out for the M&S black cherry yoghurts - I did buy the ones with fruit on the bottom (blackcurrant etc) and they were delicious.
I had full fat M&S Greek style yoghurt this morning with a banana.

etheltbags1 Thu 02-Apr-15 21:05:19

will look for these, Rose, they sound really nice. Not tomorrow though cos Im making a crumble for DGD and having it with cream.