Prunes are not a laxative, EU rules

Telegraph UK ^

[Arthurio]

It comes after the organisation was mocked last month a ruling that led to a ban on claims that drinking water can prevent dehydration.

Despite a long held belief that prunes, traditionally served with custard, are good for improving bowel function, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled this is not the case.

Its experts said there was "insufficient" evidence of a link between the dried plums and normal bowel function after looking at three studies of prune consumption.

Sir Graham Watson MEP has now challenged an EU Commissioner to a prune-eating contest after his food safety committee ruled that prunes do not have a laxative effect.

[drpix]

The EU only proves again how the mentally constipated Left is in dire need of a mental laxative.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

What a bunch of cr@p!

[JoeProBono]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bureaucrats know better...

[trebb]

However, they do cause upper lip wrinkles in the old ladies that have used them for decades...

[I am Richard Brandon]

"Bureaucrats know better..."

And 99% of them are Lefties! Pray for America - it has started already.

[Right Wing Assault]

What else do we expect from a group that has ruled, “It is a myth that consumption of food will prevent starvation. It is hereby illegal to hold this erroneous opinion.” /s

[GladesGuru]

BureauBabble

BaffleGab

BureauScience

I’m out of descriptions for such abuse of science and language. Anyone have any ideas for more descriptive terms regarding these jewels of collectivist thought?

[garbanzo]

A meeting of 21 scientists in Parma, Italy

bowel function after looking at three studies of prune consumption.

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I think I see where the problem is. Crappy research treated as ex cathera pronouncements.

[nothingnew]

My deceased father would argue vehemently about this...and so would I. Let ME tell you, PRUNES WORK!

FMCDH(BITS)

[CatherineofAragon]

LOL

[Joe 6-pack]

For my money, there's nothing better or faster acting than a combination of dried apricots, kimchi and apple cider.

NASA would have done well to have explored this option, as a low cost means of reaching escape velocity.

[Joe 6-pack]

For my money, there's nothing better or faster acting than a combination of dried apricots, kimchi and apple cider.

NASA would have done well to have explored this option, as a low cost means of reaching escape velocity.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe their “experts” own stock in the company that makes Gatorade.

[onedoug]

Hollis Wood

[cyn]

Somebody better let StarFleet know.

...

If I mentioned Worf, I'd have to do a link, and if I did a link, I'd have to add "BARF ALERT" warning...

[TigersEye]

No, I am not kidding. They didn’t tell Tibetans that reincarnation doesn’t exist, which might be a debatable point, they forbid them from doing it. You’re not allowed! lol

[Aria]

Just when you think you’ve heard it all!!!

LOLOL!

[xrmusn]

For my money, there’s nothing better or faster acting than a combination of dried apricots, kimchi and apple cider

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The Nun came back to the convent after a trip to town and she was slightly tipsy.

One of her Sister Sisters said “You better get to bed, Mother Superior is on the warpath”.

“I got this way FOR Mother Superior..she has been constipated and she sure will $hI7 when she sees me”.

[potlatch]

I don’t listen to any of these people anymore. We all know what works best for our own bodies.
One year they say ‘this’ and the next year they say ‘that’.....