Britain is overweight.

[Imurg]

Psst. Rooter is probably one of the fittest people who post here. ?

Well I don't fancy him....

 

[ColchesterFC]

PS, that's me in my profile avatar having just run a 3hr 34 minute marathon.

That's nothing. I once did three marathons in one day.

Obviously that was before they changed the name to Snickers.

 

[Foxholer]

No sugar? What’s the fruit?

edited, thanks though.

As usual....It's not as simple as it might seem...
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sucrose-glucose-fructose#limiting-your-intake

 

[Voyager EMH]

As usual....It's not as simple as it might seem...
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sucrose-glucose-fructose#limiting-your-intake

Just checked the sugar content on the small print of the bag of frozen fruit.
Did a calculation with regard to the portion eaten. I think I've just eaten 1.2g of sugar from the fruit.

 

[Foxholer]

Just checked the sugar content on the small print of the bag of frozen fruit.
Did a calculation with regard to the portion eaten. I think I've just eaten 1.2g of sugar from the fruit.

But did it mention which sort?

 

[pendodave]

A study of kids in Iran, not too sure how they’d compare with UK kids for diet etc and access to fast food.

Not denying some parents of obese kids will be obese, but no link to them being lazy and stopping at the parents proves nothing.

This issue has risen over the last 50-60yrs and these lazy obese parents got their attitude to health and healthy eating from someone else.

https://digital.nhs.uk/news/2018/health-survey-reveals-association-between-parent-and-child-obesity
It's the same in the UK. Frankly, I'd be amazed if it was different anywhere.
I have to say, I merely observed that there was a link and that we are not really doing anything to break it. I certainly didn't use any pejorative language. Personally, I think it's a human tragedy. If there's one thing we can see from the thread, it's that losing weight is really hard and prevention is likely far more effective than cure.

 

[Voyager EMH]

But did it mention which sort?

I've lost interest.
Tiny amount of Bowmore does that to me. Lovely feeling.

 

[Foxholer]

I've lost interest.
Tiny amount of Bowmore does that to me. Lovely feeling.

Can feel slightly 'single dimension-ish' for me, but certainly gives a good feeling!
Try a Lagavulin for a slightly more 'rounded' taste.
Bowmore before evening meal; Lagavulin before retiring to bed approaches perfection!

 

[Slime]

Or take the easy option and make broad brush generalisation statements that mean absolutely zilch.

Such as?
I made absolutely no generalisations.
You must have got my post confused with someone else's.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I'm no saint, not slim nor a healthy weight....but I'm happy and my mind is in a comfortable place.
I work in the very well heeled boroughs of London, and the difference is obvious. Those with money are the slim ones, those in the poorer boroughs aren't.

It's ok critising those who do eat the junk food or over-indulge, but how many on here have used the "Just Eats" of this World?.
We live in the "instant"time frame now, and thats something we all have to take responsiblity for.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Such as?
I made absolutely no generalisations.
You must have got my post confused with someone else's.

Can you prove the link between obese and lazy?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Anyone had much involvement in foodbanks?

 

[Slime]

Can you prove the link between obese and lazy?

No, that's why I asked the question.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

No, that's why I asked the question.

Maybe you could revisit it then and add a question mark as I read it as a statement.

 

[Jimaroid]

Anyone had much involvement in foodbanks?

Tangentially. I’d like to talk about food poverty but can’t without it becoming political.

 

[SocketRocket]

I walk around Reading on the way home or Bracknell town centre and sadly you see large parents feeding their kids burgers, donuts or other crap. It's a self repeating cycle. The parents were probably brought up similarly on pizza, chips etc and so have got the same eating habits and this is what they are teaching the kids. The kids will do the same when they grow up. It is scary to see how many younger (20 and upwards) patients we get coming through the unit at work that are obese or morbidly obese and how many have diabetes as a co-morbidity. More than a ticking timebomb and something that will stretch the NHS in the next few years and beyond

I'm quite surprised at the number of obese people dressed in scrubs you see in hospitals.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Tangentially. I’d like to talk about food poverty but can’t without it becoming political.

Same here, but there’s also the point that a lot of those needing to use it don’t get much choice when it comes to healthy options.

 

[SocketRocket]

There's a degree of genetics involved in people's weight and health. All my predecessors on my Mother's side of the family have lived well into their nineties even though I never saw any of them go to a gym or take any regular exercise. They also never ate any degree of processed food but I believe they had good genes which isn't something we can change by lifestyle, however we can all make the best of what we have by looking after ourselves.

 

[Jimaroid]

Same here, but there’s also the point that a lot of those needing to use it don’t get much choice when it comes to healthy options.

Indeed. Honestly I sometimes well up in the supermarket looking at those food bank donation crates. The combination of people trying to do a good thing, the rubbish that’s put in them and the fact that THEY SHOULDN’T EXIST in the first place tears me apart.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Indeed. Honestly I sometimes well up in the supermarket looking at those food bank donation crates. The combination of people trying to do a good thing, the rubbish that’s put in them and the fact that THEY SHOULDN’T EXIST in the first place tears me apart.

I remember listening to a guy from the NE being interviewed on radio 5 and he was talking about voting conservative and he was asked” would you vote for them again “ he replied “ yes, they’ve done great things like the introduction of food banks“ I nearly crashed the van.