USBound

diabetes is the plague of the modern age... I firmly believe its a disease being spread by big pharma simply to increase dependent numbers...

USBound

try getting your <UK> company to pay for it

BigDavyG

My old one did and you could always pay for it yourself if you wanted it.

TouristTrap

Corn Syrup.

britvic

Could well be nasty stuff.

USBound

I never heard of a UK company that paid for private health coverage... no doubt they exist but not in my industry (games).

USBound

agreed... and don't you find that anything containing it tastes bland... sweet as f**k but bland.

MSG is another all purpose pile of crap.

Jerseygirl

Mine did...my husband's did.

BigDavyG

I work in IT so.......

Generally its a bonus in the UK and tbh my coverage was pish - they were ridiculously strict in pre-existing conditions (eg a trip to the GP was classed as "treatment".
However I would imagine it would have been handy in certain circumstances.

BigDavyG

Yep - sickly sweet but oh so hard to dodge - its in every-bloody-thing.
The company I work for offers free soda to staff and you know what yanks are like with soda and free stuff - people guzzling 4 or 5 cans a day - prob not good for the long-term health of your workforce.

BigDavyG

For those of you with cable check out "Our Daily Bread", a documentary about modern mass production of food - on sundance channel in 5 minutes.

britvic

Are there a lot of fat bugger's at your work place then

USBound

my place offers soda too... also a plethora of energy drinks of which some people drink 10+ a day....

diabetes here we come.

personally I drink a healthy combination of water & diet caffeine free coke (its almost water).

TouristTrap

Ah, that's another one. Aspartame. A huge no no.

Hank Hill

Back to healthcare - my medical insurance (which I was required to have as an international student) weasled their way out of paying for my knee surgery from a sports injury and left me with a 12k bill