J.JsOH

Thats right, UK has sufficient of it's own junk food that we don't need to blame America. It is a common sight for me to see fat mothers feeding their toddlers sausage rolls from the adjacent greasy pastry shop while waiting for their buses.

chris955

I guess it just means that Americans eat more of their home grown junk food.

Mallory

That's right. They don't blame the British for making them fat!

Giantaxe

British diet has always been very poor, but there's never been the level of obesity we're now seeing. So something else must have changed.

lf1

Just watching a recording of "The Men Who Made Us Fat" from the BBC. No surprise that our portion sizes have increased due to the usual suspect - money.

bluenose123

The amount of really obese people struggling to walk these days make me shudder.
I would be ashamed to set foot outside the house, but it does not seem to bother these giant porkies.
Best of it is, most of them favour tight fitting clothes.

Mallory

You mean like muffin top!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...ns-report.html

scot47

BBC Scotland had a TV programme on obesity in Scotland last week. After USA it seems we are the most obese. Development is recent, with the curve starting to go up significantly in the 1980s.

A diet of 6000 calories a day is okay if you are in the infantry on active service in Afghanistan. Not a good idea if you live in Possilpark and watch TV all day long !

Exercise levels approach zero in some sectors of the population !

chris955

There was a programme on the other night about the obesity problem in India, it was due almost entirely to the growing 'appreciation' of McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut etc.
The British diet wasnt so much poor but limited. Australia has an even bigger obesity problem and that is in a country with an apparent outdoor lifestyle.

Giantaxe

The McDonalds effect has certainly been linked to growing obesity in Mexico, but I am not sure that it explains the UK. Fast food has been around in abundance since the 80's, and fish&chips etc for ever.

chris955

The difference is that with McDonalds it is literally there almost 24 hours a day, you can have breakfast lunch and dinner whereas fish and chips were/are traditionally an evening meal.

scot47

The labouring classes do not work now. They sit around and watch telly. That is why they are all fat slobs.

bluenose123

Must say scot, you do have a way with words. (toffs cap).

kwazywabbit

The one thing I have noticed when I was back in Norwich the other month, was the amount of good quality Gyms available and cheap! The one I will be joining is 24/7 fully loaded for 16 quid a month no contract! no excuse in my mind!

scot47

I am amazed that the underclass continue procreating. How do these fat women engage in coitus ?