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Cakes in the office are bad for your health.

(7 Posts)
felice Fri 24-Jun-16 15:57:40

Just read an article on BBC online from a dentist saying that the 'culture' of celebrating birthdays' etc with a cake in the office is bad for you.
It causes obesity and tooth decay.
Come on please, it's the ice cube diet for all. I hate cake so if you do not want to eat it, don't.

tanith Fri 24-Jun-16 16:06:24

There is already a thread about this felice..

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1227230-And-in-lighter-news-on-the-subject-of-health-and-safety

M0nica Fri 24-Jun-16 16:07:31

You would have to work in a very big office to be regularly having cakes more than once a week and it is often only once a month. If there are too many in the office people cannot afford it and limit the custom to immediate colleagues.

When will these medical/dental experts realise that stupid pronouncements about trivial eating habits are counter productive. People just end up ignoring all diet advice, good or bad.

Someone needs to tell them there is no such thing as unhealthy food, just unhealthy diets, or in this case poor dental hygiene.

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 24-Jun-16 16:07:50

Hmm. Fine on people's birthdays. It's the constant bringing in delicious and tempting looking goodies that gets DD down. Selfish and unfair in my book.

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 24-Jun-16 16:08:30

(That is the staff room in a school)

felice Fri 24-Jun-16 16:37:28

Sorry I have been veering away from any thread with Politics in the title.

BBbevan Fri 24-Jun-16 16:38:47

We had a headteacher who would go to Costco and bring in a whole tray of Danish pastries. Just because he was a superb head and appreciated his staff.