The New Co-op Ad
First there was "5 fruit and veg a day" which was annoying.

Then there was "3 wholegrain a day" which was infuriating.

Now it's "5 different colours of fruit a day" for fuck's sake.

Now they're just making shit up.
(Axeman Jim, Sun 4 May 2008, 20:37, 2 replies)

yes
much like the safe amount of units of alcohol you should be drinking-- backed up by no evidence. Its a bunch of doctors making a guess at what should be good for most of you. On top of that, then there's the marketing shite peddled to us on top of that. Three a day for xyz? Made up by xyz's marketing group funded by the people that make the product... Likely.

I think what of comes down to is you have to educate yourself about all of this since you can't trust the manufacturers to tell you the truth... Eg ocean spray, innocent smoothies, most herbalists and that silly cow Gillian MCKeith claiming vastly more about the health giving properties of their products that there is evidence.

Go and read badscience.net of you
( drunkenoaf, Sun 4 May 2008, 20:44, closed)

Don't forget oily fish
at least twice a week!
( NobbyNobody 21 years a b3tan, Sun 4 May 2008, 23:34, closed)