Diabetic foods soon banned

Diet regulation adapted: Diabetic foods soon banned.

(09.09.2010) About ten percent of Germans suffer from diabetes and have to adhere to dietary requirements when dieting. So far a good deal for all manufacturers of diabetic foods. But the diabetes products are not what they promise. For example, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has misleading nonsense about packaging indications such as "suitable for diabetics" or "suitable for special nutrition in diabetes mellitus" because none of the clues are scientifically tenable.

Almost every food is also available in a special diabetic variant on the German market. What ingredients these products may contain, was previously regulated by the dietary regulation for diabetic foods. Since numerous diabetic foods, such. However, for example, if special biscuits or jams contained too much fat and calories and generally no longer complied with the dietary recommendations of the Federal Government, the German Federal Council for Agriculture and Consumer Protection unanimously adopted the abolition of such diabetic foods on 06.09.2010.

On the part of those affected, this decision is very welcome, as the previous labeling was rather misleading and diabetics did not offer assistance in the setting of their daily insulin dose. In addition, numerous studies have shown that diabetes not only affects the level of sugar, but also triggers disturbances in protein and fat metabolism. „According to a BfR spokesman, a therapy that only regulates the sugar balance is not enough for diabetics, the same nutritional recommendations now apply as for the general population, so diabetics should follow the recommendations of the German Nutrition Society „In order to be able to control their illness, the German Diabetes Association - in addition to the abolishment of diabetic foods - has been demanding a clear declaration of all ingredients on the packaging for years Prof. Thomas Danne, President of the German Diabetes Society, urgently required, „The nutritional values ​​on a food traceable to identify ", because on some items are still missing exact information about the content of protein, sugar, fats, fiber and salts and the calorific value or the total amount of carbohydrates per 100 grams.

„The diabetic products were nothing but a sham. They suggest that they eat very well, but that was not true at all, "emphasizes Professor Thomas Danne, and is relieved that the current legislation is following the policy of his company for many years Norbert Pahne, managing director of the German Food Producers' Association for Special Nutrition, estimated that sales of diabetic products for 2009 would reach 138 million euros, plus around 380 million euros in sales of low-sugar drinks. that companies are now breaking away. They are no longer allowed to label the products with special diabetic imprints and even have to change the recipes for some of the articles „For example, in the case of diabetic chocolate, a combination of sugar substitutes and sweeteners was allowed "which is not allowed with normal chocolate", explained Norbert Pahne, but companies were granted a transitional period of two years to switch their product range the sale of remainders should still be allowed. (fp)

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