Luxon ?

[caseye]

He's gorn! Welcome Judith!

[pritch]

If the availability of food is so great in this country how come we have Victorian era diseases of malnutrition?

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...in-four-months

[neels]

If the availability of food is so great in this country how come we have Victorian era diseases of malnutrition?

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...in-four-months

We also have an abundance of sunlight, which is free. I had to google what foods vitamin D comes from, the two that stand out as having become excessively expensive are eggs and cheese, so that might be a clue.

In other news, I don't recall anyone getting burns from a marmite sandwich........

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...t-school-lunch

[husaberg]

We also have an abundance of sunlight, which is free. I had to google what foods vitamin D comes from, the two that stand out as having become excessively expensive are eggs and cheese, so that might be a clue.

In other news, I don't recall anyone getting burns from a marmite sandwich........

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...t-school-lunch

I think you will find the reason for re-emergence of rickets is a lack of calcium. Rather than sunlight or vitamin D.
Whilst it's true one can lead to the other.
But open to correction.

[neels]

I think you will find the reason for re-emergence of rickets is a lack of calcium. Rather than sunlight or vitamin D.
Whilst it's true one can lead to the other.
But open to correction.

See now you've made me go and educate myself, and on a Friday afternoon no less.

Interesting that the article didn't mention calcium, only vitamin D supplements, but some further reading suggests that vitamin D enables absorption of calcium. So it presumably follows that no amount of vitamin D is going to help if there's no calcium to absorb in the first place?

Is the answer to have them eat yoghurt (or perhaps a marmite sandwich made with butter) while standing outside in direct sunlight?

[husaberg]

See now you've made me go and educate myself, and on a Friday afternoon no less.

Interesting that the article didn't mention calcium, only vitamin D supplements, but some further reading suggests that vitamin D enables absorption of calcium. So it presumably follows that no amount of vitamin D is going to help if there's no calcium to absorb in the first place?

Is the answer to have them eat yoghurt (or perhaps a marmite sandwich made with butter) while standing outside in direct sunlight?

By adding the Vitamin D to stuff we are basically trying to ensure if they are slightly lacking in Calcium, as a workaround . we are helping them utilise what Calcium they have in the diet better with a decrease in dairy whether by cost or diet changes or both. Remember Lactose intolerance is on the rise.
People eating more highly processed food etc.
Whilst oat milk etc is fortified with additional Calcuim. It's not in a form that the body as readily uptakes.
Unless they are locked in the basement or working underground or on night shift. Lack of sunshine adding vitamin d is unlikely to be an issue in itself.
That said they are teens these days with diets that don't really include much outside nuggets and chips. So who knows.

One of the first Ge foods was golden rice that added Vitamin A whilst I am sure the CTIs with think it was out to get it added beta carotene which I also gives grass feed butter its bright yellow colour and also free range eggs its rich colour its why out grass fed milk is creamier colour than maize and grain fed cows.

Another vitamin interactions with minerals can see animals effectively starve to death in-spite of plenty of feed Google "bush sickness"
That was one of the main reasons until it was discovered that so many trees were planted in the central plateau.

Marmite and butter is an awesome combo.
For years we didn't have butter for anything outside of baking.
We started using it again and its spreads and lasts fine on the bench in a crock.
Tastes 300 timesbetter than an margarine I forgot how good it tastes.

[pritch]

We also have an abundance of sunlight, which is free. I had to google what foods vitamin D comes from, the two that stand out as having become excessively expensive are eggs and cheese, so that might be a clue.

In other news, I don't recall anyone getting burns from a marmite sandwich........

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...t-school-lunch

Yeah. It was kinda interesting that getting vitamin D from sunlight doesn't work as well for our darker skinned brothers. I didn't think of that but it makes sense.

[onearmedbandit]

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18WRnKS4pL/

Hahah so well done. You don't need an account to enjoy this.

[Berries]

That dude ate the pasta.

[1/32 man]

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18WRnKS4pL/

Hahah so well done. You don't need an account to enjoy this.

I saw that over on FB too. Had a chuckle.

Luxon is the man who speaks but says nothing.....a bit like that other dick who loved the phrase, "at the end of the day" and used it to death.

[pritch]

There is a podcast “Countdown” by Keith Olbermann, a former US TV personality. Each podcast contains a segment “Worst Person In The World.” There are gold, silver, and bronze awards. Last night’s gold winner, somewhat to my surprise, was Christopher Luxon. That’s right, our very own former deodorant salesman.

The award arises from the sacking of Phil Goff as High Commissioner to Britain. Goff had mentioned that Trump had restored the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office but questioned if Trump understood history. Trump decidedly does not understand history, he thinks there were aeroplanes in the 1770s. Goff then quoted Winston Churchill, “You had the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour yet you will have war.”

Olbermann, had used the same Churchillian quote following Trump's farcical White House meeting with Zelenski so he took Goff’s sacking personally. And said so. He mentioned Luxon’s career in deodorants and personal grooming. Personally I have some difficulty understanding how a bald dude can speak authoritatively on hair products. Then again speaking authoritatively is not something normally associated with Christopher Luxon.

The end result is that a million or so people in the US who had never heard of Luxon now know of him. That it is as ‘the worst person in the world’ is just a detail.

[onearmedbandit]

Pity it wasn't Luxon who sacked Goff. Not sure what deodorants have to do with baldness.

All that aside, he is in my eyes coming across rather poorly as a leader.

[pritch]

Pity it wasn't Luxon who sacked Goff. Not sure what deodorants have to do with baldness.

All that aside, he is in my eyes coming across rather poorly as a leader.

Coupla things: the item mentioned that the original decision was Peter's but Luxon backed it. As mentioned Luxon's remit was deodorants and "personal grooming". The latter covers hair products.

[onearmedbandit]

Your post didn't make that clear so left ambiguity. That Luxon backed his minister is in my book a good thing for stability in the party's ranks and preferable to him undermining his minister in his role. Luxon worked for Unilever for over 18yrs, in many roles, as high as CEO in Canada. I guess they felt he was well qualified for the role despite his lack of hair lol.

[husaberg]

Is it just me or does or prime minister Chris look more and more like a roll on deodorant he used to hawk each day.
Even the public appear genuinely confused.