In a Minefield of Paranoia ; Orget Swine Flu, It's Orange Juice You Want to Worry About. That's Right, a Glass of Orange Juice, the Staple Around Every Breakfast Table and the Starter of Choice If You Were Being Posh in the 1980s. It's Evil, Apparently. The Nectar of Satan. Some Juices Are so Acidic They Can 'Wash Away Enamel On Your Teeth', Screamed One Headline. A Bloodcurdling Cackle Would Have Been a Fitting Adjunct.

Western Morning News, The › July 05, 2009

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Orget swine flu, it's orange juice you want to worry about. That's right, a glass of orange juice, the staple around every breakfast table and the starter of choice if you were being posh in the 1980s. It's evil, apparently. The nectar of Satan. Some juices are so acidic they can "wash away enamel on your teeth", screamed one headline. A bloodcurdling cackle would have been a fitting adjunct.

Frankly, orange juice is going to have to wait its turn. I'm far too busy. I've got a whole pile of distress in the corner, just waiting to etch its misery on my face. Orange juice pales into insignificance. Especially since reading about kidney stones. Those of a gentle disposition may want to look away now.

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In a Minefield of Paranoia ; Orget Swine Flu, It's Orange Juice You Want to Worry About. That's Right, a Glass of Orange Juice, the Staple Around Every Breakfast Table and the Starter of Choice If You Were Being Posh in the 1980s. It's Evil, Apparently. The Nectar of Satan. Some Juices Are so Acidic They Can 'Wash Away Enamel On Your Teeth', Screamed One Headline. A Bloodcurdling Cackle Would Have Been a Fitting Adjunct.

I'll spare the uninitiated the detail, but passing water is rendered excruciating thanks a to a build-up of crystal-like deposits from the kidney. It is a pain to make a hulking, cauliflower-eared prop forward cry for h...

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