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Using legislation to regulate how and what we eat is a process larded with equal amounts of virtue and delusion. The motives are obviously good, but it rarely works. The problem is that while our diet is measured as a single event – too high in fat, too low in fibre – it is experienced incrementally, in response to human desire, and the law has always been poor at intervening there.

This is why the many projects under way in Liverpool and elsewhere make an awful lot of sense. Simply telling people to stop eating takeaways was never going to be the solution; quietly intervening in the composition of the food they are eating – reducing levels of salt and fat, downsizing the portions – has to be the way forward.

But far beyond the remit of local councils pulling on the few levers at their disposal is a much bigger issue: our hunger for takeaway food in the first place. We seem to be addicted to the stuff. It is proof of just how fragile and surface so much of our foodie culture is. Charismatic figures on television trundle across verdant hillsides, babbling about the imperative to buy local, seasonal produce. Our flagship public broadcasting channel – BBC1 – thinks nothing of dedicating 90 minutes of prime time to an amateur cooking contest such as Masterchef. And yet, when it comes to dinner, a fair slab of us snub the arduous business of fire and knives in favour of something pre-prepared.

And takeaway food really is the very worst of it. Portion size and nutritional composition are a major worry, but so are the raw ingredients. Because takeaway food does not tell you what’s in it, consumers do not know that it tends to be the last redoubt of trans fats, associated with myriad health risks and, for that reason, banned in certain countries (though not this one). They do not know that it is the major market for the very cheapest chicken breasts, bulked with water held in place by often illegally mislabelled protein powders of porcine origin.

The current efforts to change the takeaway meals we are buying certainly make an awful lot of sense. Using local government licensing bylaws to limit the number of businesses opening is very smart. It can all make a major difference. But real change won’t come about unless we find subtle ways in which to educate ourselves about the impact of the food we are eating in some manner that goes beyond the hectoring and misplaced piety of self-proclaimed foodies bigging up the virtues of some £17 organic chicken.

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Some 80% of business professionals believe the outcome of a meeting can be positively influenced by the choice and quality of biscuit on offer.

The research was commissioned by hotel chain, Holiday Inn, which surveyed 1,000 business professionals across the UK about their boardroom biscuit tastes.

Snackers voted the chocolate digestive their favourite boardroom biscuit, followed by shortbreads, with HobNobs claiming the third spot.

Jammie Dodgers and Bourbons rounded out the top five.

The survey discovered that lawyers were most impressed by a good boardroom biscuit, closely followed by those in the media and marketing industry.

Things are not so clear-cut on the etiquette of dunking, with 52% of business professionals frowning on the practice.

And on the question of how many biscuits to take from the communal platter most agree that two is the magic number.

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We understand the importance that Halal catering can have in a business environment. Our inclusive approach means that you do not have to compromise with your clients and colleagues, ensuring that you meet their catering needs. By appearing to go the extra mile, it will be recognised and appreciated by all.

We are a specialist halal caterer, specialising in delivering business standard catering to businesses, corporate’s and events. Whether you need halal food for a meeting, event, training session or business lunch, we ensure our food is fresh, tasty and fabulously presented. Our leading position in this market reflects our commitment to our customers and sees them coming back time and time again.

With free delivery in Manchester, Bolton and Salford, call us today to see how we can help you deliver an authentic halal catering experience.

We are very much looking forward to 2010. We will be making some changes this year (which we are very excited about) which will help deliver a service focused at you, our customers. We hope to continue building on our success, delivering fine business catering and value for our customers.

In a study by researchers at the University of California, 16 volunteers were put on a controlled diet with high-levels of fructose – a sweetener derived from corn.

After 10 weeks, the volunteers had developed more fat cells around the heart, liver and other major organs as well as showing signs of food processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease.

Another group of volunteers, who were also on a controlled diet but without the fructose, did not show the fat cell increase or the food processing abnormalities.

Both groups put on the same amount of weight.

Children are said to be in a higher risk group as they are more likely to eat products with high-levels of sweeteners over longer periods of time.

“This is the first evidence we have that fructose increases diabetes and heart disease independently from causing simple weight gain,” Kimber Stanhope, a molecular biologist who led the study, told a Sunday newspaper.

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Hawksby & Dickens are specialists in Manchester catering, Salford catering and Bolton catering. We are the first choice for many companies who need to provide professional business catering. If your business meeting has special requirements, please call us and we will do all we can to meet your needs.

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