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**Britain and their diet** -Which concequences can the diet in the UK lead to? -

British people have a diet with large consumption of energy. They eat foods like fatty meat and whole milk,  sugar, canned goods, potatoes, fat and junk food. This type of diet has a low content of micro nutrients such as  magnesium, iron, calcium and vitamin C. The British people have a very low intake of fruits, vegetables and bread  of wholemeal flour. The young Britons eat only 2.4 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, but they consume 50 percent  more sugar and 25 percent more saturated fat. A report from the UK has also shown that of 260 foods is three-quarters rich in fat sugar or salt. media type="custom" key="8804272" A lot of school kid’s favorite foods contain more than twice as much salt and fat than is recommended. The recommended maximum limits for intake of fat is 70 grams for girls and 85 for boys between 11 and 14 years. 25 of those grams are saturated  fat which is very dangerous to your health. But young people are eating far more than that. British children eat cereal, snacks, chocolate, ready meals, desserts and soft drinks. Many of them ingest 133.7 grams of fat in just one day! Children who ate the  most salt food can consume 13.5 grams of salt daily, and there are twice as recommended.

What can this diet lead to? Is there any differents between high and low class?

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0cm;"> This is a new program which will be broadcasted on TV2 Bliss. Eight of Britains most difficile persons, people with serious diet problems will be sent to a farm in two weeks. All of them have a bad food habits. A diet expert, a psychologist and a chef try to help them.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0cm;">“Farm and Fussy Faters” **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 115%;"> We will meet Craig who not have been able to eat another food than potatoes, Weerabix bread, chips and ice cream since he been 18 months. His bad diet has caused a huge over weight and on the limit to get diabetes.

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