According to this story in The Telegraph, a woman in Portsmouth has been diagnosed as suffering from a phobia of vegetables. She can just about handle potatoes but even the sight of a carrot runs the risk of provoking a panic attack. I can’t imagine too many schoolkids are reading the Telegraph but can you imagine the veg-dodging carnage that would ensue if they did?
‘Jimmy, eat your vegetables!’
‘I would love to, mother, but I have a phobia of greens.’