My Husband was just in the Co-op and said he had picked up some Calpol (sugar free) as it was only 87p. This was a bigger Co-op and not sure if all stores but it had an actual sign for it so quite possibly so. Definitely worth checking.
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Going_Digital
18 Oct 1614#4
Funny how some parents would rather give distilled petrol to their kids than sugar. Common sweeteners such as saccharin are petroleum-based compounds. This Calpol includes maltitol and sorbitol, the latter being made from corn syrup so not quite as bad as Saccharin.
A great deal of evidence suggests that due to the fact that the body does not receive the expected energy burst from something that is sweet you still crave more food, negating the whole point of a sweetener (to reduce calorie intake). There is also some suggestion that chemical sweeteners may harm the natural bacteria balance in the gut.
Taking sugar out of something that is meant to be used on an occasional as needed basis just seems ridiculous to me. If you don't want your child to get fat then consider what they are eating on a daily basis, ration their iPad usage and get them to go outdoors or to sports centre and do something that involves moving more than a finger.
Elevation
18 Oct 168#1
Removing sugar from a teaspoon's worth of solution. Cos that's not reached schizophrenic levels of sugar fear at all, has it.....
lynton
19 Oct 163#29
My 8 year old is a type 1 diabetic. He has to have sugar free. Ignorance is bliss for some!
wookiemann
18 Oct 163#5
This is store specific, these kinds of labels are centrally generated for clearance for one store, it's extremely hit and miss to find the same reduction in more stores.
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Elevation
18 Oct 168#1
Removing sugar from a teaspoon's worth of solution. Cos that's not reached schizophrenic levels of sugar fear at all, has it.....
turbo_c to Elevation
19 Oct 161#27
so true, not to mention the fact that sweeteners aren't great for you either. why on earth replace something natural with artificial rubbish.
michaeljb
18 Oct 162#2
has removing the sugar ruined the taste? I remember loving this stuff as a child
mintsauce22 to michaeljb
18 Oct 16#3
It doesn't taste the same as the sugar containing one. I know this because one of my children tells me it is different although she of course doesn't know why! Most shops, if they are going to stock one though, it always seems to be the sugar free one. Of course bigger shops normally stock both!
Going_Digital
18 Oct 1614#4
Funny how some parents would rather give distilled petrol to their kids than sugar. Common sweeteners such as saccharin are petroleum-based compounds. This Calpol includes maltitol and sorbitol, the latter being made from corn syrup so not quite as bad as Saccharin.
A great deal of evidence suggests that due to the fact that the body does not receive the expected energy burst from something that is sweet you still crave more food, negating the whole point of a sweetener (to reduce calorie intake). There is also some suggestion that chemical sweeteners may harm the natural bacteria balance in the gut.
Taking sugar out of something that is meant to be used on an occasional as needed basis just seems ridiculous to me. If you don't want your child to get fat then consider what they are eating on a daily basis, ration their iPad usage and get them to go outdoors or to sports centre and do something that involves moving more than a finger.
Elevation to Going_Digital
18 Oct 161#10
Oh come on now, all that silly stuff about Aspartame being bad is just silly talk and crackpot conspiracy.
Yours sincerely,
NutraSweet (TM)
yrreb88 to Going_Digital
18 Oct 161#22
[citations needed]
Petroleum mostly consists of hydrocarbons, just like fats. Suggesting saccharin is bad because it comes from "distilled petrol" is similar to saying salt is bad because it contains chlorine or that eating pears are bad because they contain formaldehyde, a class 1 carcinogen. Chemistry is chemistry, the fact that saccharin is petroleum based alone doesn't make it bad, toxic etc, it's still an organic compound, one the body can't even do much with - "Saccharin is not broken down when digested. It is slowly absorbed into the system and rapidly excreted, unchanged, by the kidneys.
According to the NHS - "However, research into sweeteners and appetite stimulation is inconsistent. Also, there is little evidence from longer-term studies to show that sweeteners lead to increased energy intake and contribute to the risk of obesity. "
This systematic review strongly suggests that low calorie sweeteners, both natural and artificial, can and do help with losing and managing weight.
There was a recent thing in the media about gut bacteria and sweeteners but it was a limited study as explained here. I'm not aware of any other evidence supporting that line of thought otherwise but of course that may change in future.
It's worth mentioning that there's a significant amount of evidence linking high sugar consumption with various health problems and sweeteners can offer part of a solution in helping to reducing consumption.
Fully agree with your last paragraph. :smiley:
wookiemann
18 Oct 163#5
This is store specific, these kinds of labels are centrally generated for clearance for one store, it's extremely hit and miss to find the same reduction in more stores.
craigfoley
18 Oct 16#6
Kid hates this, cold.
Common Sense to craigfoley
18 Oct 161#11
If this is what they had from the beginning they would not know any better.
They may not like it as they may have been fed the sugar version before.
This is the error. Medicines should not be tasty anyway!
Mr_Mister
18 Oct 161#7
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down... :stuck_out_tongue:
Gabi
18 Oct 161#8
Who the hell has EVER got fat on Calpol.
Heat for the deal but I don't get it Carpol doesn't make you fat....
sopranoPhD
18 Oct 16#9
Has anybody found this in another store? We're several miles from a Co-op but I can only take liquid meds - will make the trek if not store specific!
77andyb to sopranoPhD
18 Oct 162#15
Hi, thought I'd reply to this as this may be helpful. Assuming you're an adult, and assuming this is the stronger 250mg per 5ml strength Calpol (for age 6+, but it's not clear from the post that it is), you'd need 4 x 5ml spoons to equate to 1 adult dose (usually 2 x 500mg tablets). This is likely to be a 100ml bottle. At 20mls per dose, you'd only get 5 doses from a bottle. And that's *if* it is the stronger version for ages 6+.
If it's the weaker version for infants (which is likely as the post doesn't state it's the SixPlus one), the strength is only 120mg per 5ml. You'd need over 8 x 5ml spoonfuls to get close to 1 adult dose (equates to 960mg, adult dose is 1000mg). So if it's the infant version, the whole bottle would only contain roughly 2 and a half adult doses (if bottle is 100ml).
If you can only take liquid medication, it could be much more practical and cost effective to buy soluble paracetamol rather than Calpol or other paracetamol liquids.
I've not looked around to compare prices, but a quick google shows Asda do a pack of 24 x 500mg soluble paracetamol for £2.90. That's 12 adult doses, with each dose costing about 24p. If you buy this Calpol at this price, again, assuming it's the stronger version but doesn't look like it) and it's a 100ml pack, each 1000mg dose (4 x 5ml) costs just over 17p, so slightly cheaper, but only contains 5 doses. If it's the infant version though, which seems more likely, it will cost about 35p per dose (of 960mg).
Long story short, if this Calpol is the infant version (120mg per 5ml) in a 100ml bottle, even at this low price it would be cheaper for you to buy soluble paracetamol 500mg tablets if you're able to take meds dissolved in water. Not only that, a pack of 24 contains 12 adult doses, whereas a bottle of this contains only approximately 2 and a half adult doses, hardly convenient.
As Calpol and similar products are rarely this cheap anyway, if I took paracetamol now and again but could only take medicine in liquid form, I'd buy soluble tablets. Cheaper, and in my opinion more pleasant than having to chug half a bottle of Calpol to get the same dose as 2 tablets dissolved in water.
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A great deal of evidence suggests that due to the fact that the body does not receive the expected energy burst from something that is sweet you still crave more food, negating the whole point of a sweetener (to reduce calorie intake). There is also some suggestion that chemical sweeteners may harm the natural bacteria balance in the gut.
Taking sugar out of something that is meant to be used on an occasional as needed basis just seems ridiculous to me. If you don't want your child to get fat then consider what they are eating on a daily basis, ration their iPad usage and get them to go outdoors or to sports centre and do something that involves moving more than a finger.
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A great deal of evidence suggests that due to the fact that the body does not receive the expected energy burst from something that is sweet you still crave more food, negating the whole point of a sweetener (to reduce calorie intake). There is also some suggestion that chemical sweeteners may harm the natural bacteria balance in the gut.
Taking sugar out of something that is meant to be used on an occasional as needed basis just seems ridiculous to me. If you don't want your child to get fat then consider what they are eating on a daily basis, ration their iPad usage and get them to go outdoors or to sports centre and do something that involves moving more than a finger.
Yours sincerely,
NutraSweet (TM)
Petroleum mostly consists of hydrocarbons, just like fats. Suggesting saccharin is bad because it comes from "distilled petrol" is similar to saying salt is bad because it contains chlorine or that eating pears are bad because they contain formaldehyde, a class 1 carcinogen. Chemistry is chemistry, the fact that saccharin is petroleum based alone doesn't make it bad, toxic etc, it's still an organic compound, one the body can't even do much with - "Saccharin is not broken down when digested. It is slowly absorbed into the system and rapidly excreted, unchanged, by the kidneys.
According to the NHS - "However, research into sweeteners and appetite stimulation is inconsistent. Also, there is little evidence from longer-term studies to show that sweeteners lead to increased energy intake and contribute to the risk of obesity. "
This systematic review strongly suggests that low calorie sweeteners, both natural and artificial, can and do help with losing and managing weight.
There was a recent thing in the media about gut bacteria and sweeteners but it was a limited study as explained here. I'm not aware of any other evidence supporting that line of thought otherwise but of course that may change in future.
It's worth mentioning that there's a significant amount of evidence linking high sugar consumption with various health problems and sweeteners can offer part of a solution in helping to reducing consumption.
Fully agree with your last paragraph. :smiley:
They may not like it as they may have been fed the sugar version before.
This is the error. Medicines should not be tasty anyway!
Heat for the deal but I don't get it Carpol doesn't make you fat....
If it's the weaker version for infants (which is likely as the post doesn't state it's the SixPlus one), the strength is only 120mg per 5ml. You'd need over 8 x 5ml spoonfuls to get close to 1 adult dose (equates to 960mg, adult dose is 1000mg). So if it's the infant version, the whole bottle would only contain roughly 2 and a half adult doses (if bottle is 100ml).
If you can only take liquid medication, it could be much more practical and cost effective to buy soluble paracetamol rather than Calpol or other paracetamol liquids.
I've not looked around to compare prices, but a quick google shows Asda do a pack of 24 x 500mg soluble paracetamol for £2.90. That's 12 adult doses, with each dose costing about 24p. If you buy this Calpol at this price, again, assuming it's the stronger version but doesn't look like it) and it's a 100ml pack, each 1000mg dose (4 x 5ml) costs just over 17p, so slightly cheaper, but only contains 5 doses. If it's the infant version though, which seems more likely, it will cost about 35p per dose (of 960mg).
Long story short, if this Calpol is the infant version (120mg per 5ml) in a 100ml bottle, even at this low price it would be cheaper for you to buy soluble paracetamol 500mg tablets if you're able to take meds dissolved in water. Not only that, a pack of 24 contains 12 adult doses, whereas a bottle of this contains only approximately 2 and a half adult doses, hardly convenient.
As Calpol and similar products are rarely this cheap anyway, if I took paracetamol now and again but could only take medicine in liquid form, I'd buy soluble tablets. Cheaper, and in my opinion more pleasant than having to chug half a bottle of Calpol to get the same dose as 2 tablets dissolved in water.