To think Jamie Oliver shouldn't be so smug about getting artificial sweeteners in ribena

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www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/01/sugar-fat-junk-obsesity-uk-hugh-jamie-parliament-health-committee

He's calling it beautiful that the sugar tax that he campaigned and persuaded the government to implement "a beautiful thing" as ribeana has half the sugar now. But it's still just as sweet as it's been replaced with artifical sweeteners so don't see how its improving anything, could be making it woorse.

'No I don't, it will just be another botched fix that doesn't do anything but waste time and distract people.

I want celebrities and their egos to just stay out of politics and for the mps to stop giving them so much time.'

Bravo! Absolutely!

I'm with you Op, although selfishly - dd1 is intolerant of the main artificial sweeteners. She previously enjoyed an occasional Ribena- the only squash/fizzy/unhealthy drink she liked and could drink. I'm sad there is now no "special" drink for her (she doesn't like the really fancy Belvoir type squash, and nothing fizzy, and everything else has artificial sweetener)

JO looks like he should lay off the sugar tbh.

Anyway guess what , artificial sweeteners are worse for you than sugar is.

So artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. So here's an easy solution - don't have either

exactly Lethaldrizzle.

Has this just happened?! I bought some ribena today as it makes my morning sickness ever so slightly better and thought it tasted horrible. Just checked the bottle and it’s now got sweeteners in! Ugh.

So artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. So here's an easy solution - don't have either

The soft drinks company will realise that impact very soon. I, meanwhile, will be out buying citric acid and picking elderflower heads.

Added salt is at its lowest levels ever thanks to campaigns exactly like this one.... It's also part of the reason more sugar has found its way into processed foods as manufacturers try to compensate for missing salt.

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It happened around March I think.

They (Ribena) have deliberately kept it quiet, not wanting a backlash (which is what happened with Irn Bru).

It is wrong, on so many levels. They haven't changed their front label at all.

I bought it without thinking I needed to check a few weekends ago, and I spent the entire weekend in bed with a severe migraine. I react pretty badly to sweeteners.

Before long we will be buying illegal packets of sugar from shady back street dealers.

Why can't Ribena keep the original recipe but it can only be sold to over 18's like alcohol? Responsible parents will only buy the shitty version for their children but could indulge at their pleasure.

On the other hand we'd probably have the huns on Facebook having a Ribena o'clock.

@NotAnotherJaffaCake The levels of artificial sweetener will rise towards the experimental levels though if sugar is replaced by them, therefore the studies are worth looking at.

I have wondered if sweeteners cause more calories to be consumed as your body looks for its sugar fix, you drink the AS drink, your body doesn't get the sugar it wants so you drink more and more of it.

Ribena has had a huge backlash, their social media is full of people complaining and it's mostly 1 star reviews on ocado.

They are going to have to do something!

I hope Ribena still works as a hangover cure 😬 especially the strawberry one, please don't mess with that!

I hate the taste of sweetener

I can always taste it, and to me it tastes bad (not like sugar as all)

The aftertaste of sweetener is particularly bad, it is a vile almost bitter "sweetness"

My brain just goes "no no no"

This stuff cannot be healthy

the strawberry one is no added sugar now. I saw it in Sainsburys today.

I was in home bargains today and they had san pelligrino shipped in from euro. No Sweeteners. I stocked up.

I really really hope ribena lose so much money they back track on this.
I've notice bottles on offer for £1.50 since they changed. Not seen it that cheap before. Wonder if it's not selling.

I'm sure AS are carcinogenic.
Pyrrhic victory.

But San Pel is so eyewateringly expensive anyway! (And less be honest, the only reason producers are doing this is economics, there's no altruism here, they are just trying to dodge the sugar tax) Why didn't they just stay expensive with sugar instead of expensive with sweeteners? I don't know anyone who drinks gallons of the stuff, because -expense.

Something has to be done to tackle obesity though, the sugar tax is one step to help do so.

I'll be signing this:

www.newcastlecan.com/letter

We are now on Belvoir blackcurrant and blueberry, also the ginger one is lush. Threw out the Ribena when they added the sweetener, it really I am told by teenagers quite vile. I add just a splash to grand childrens water. Nothing wrong with water though children should drink more if their parents are concerned about the intake.

Is the Belvoir decent? Thanks for the tip

HadronCollider Fri 11-May-18 09:48:58
Is the Belvoir decent? Thanks for the tip

The Belvoir is lovely, the ginger when topped up with lemonade is like drinking old fashioned ginger beer. The blackcurrant goes down so well too, as Ribena used to taste but better.

Excellent.
Let's replace sugar with carcinogenic ingredients.

How about water JO? I drink distilled water. My family do too. No sugar, no carcinogens.
Finding a squash without Aspartame is like seeking the holy grail. It's filth.
You can shove your fluoride, while you're at it.

And don't fat people know they are fat?
Seriously, it should be about personal responsibility. Why force artificial sweeteners down people?
I have autoimmune issues. Theoretically I should be morbidly obese, except I'm not.
Sugar does not exacerbate my issues. Aspartame is a menace.

Exercise is an option. Healthy living is about balancing lifestyle choices. Sitting on your arse swigging aspartame is not going to make anyone healthy.