Government releases secret on how not to get fat..
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We do have a hell of a lot of fat people in the UK, but I do sometimes wonder how skewed the figures are. If they're using the simple height/weight figure to establish obesity levels, then many rural areas could be well off the mark. Many people living in such places tend to work hard manual labour style jobs, and a lifetime of doing that will lead to a bigger physical build than an area where a lot of the population work in offices. It's not unusual to see 14-16 stone folk at under 6 foot, and yet they couldn't really be classed as "obese" by any sensible standards.
Anyway, the answer is simple. Do more, and eat less.0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:If they're using the simple height/weight figure to establish obesity levels, then many rural areas could be well off the mark.
Not just rural areas... Mate of mine was an amateur boxer, about 5 foot four and built like a racing brick. Officlally obese. It's all total pish.Uncompromising extremist0 -
I know there ARE people like that all over the place. But what I meant was that in rural areas, almost all work is hard physical labour, so the "normal" height/weight is offset because people tend to be burlier, if you see what I mean.Northwind wrote:yeehaamcgee wrote:If they're using the simple height/weight figure to establish obesity levels, then many rural areas could be well off the mark.
Not just rural areas... Mate of mine was an amateur boxer, about 5 foot four and built like a racing brick. Officlally obese. It's all total pish.0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:
I know there ARE people like that all over the place. But what I meant was that in rural areas, almost all work is hard physical labour, so the "normal" height/weight is offset because people tend to be burlier, if you see what I mean.Northwind wrote:yeehaamcgee wrote:If they're using the simple height/weight figure to establish obesity levels, then many rural areas could be well off the mark.
Not just rural areas... Mate of mine was an amateur boxer, about 5 foot four and built like a racing brick. Officlally obese. It's all total pish.
you might say i am a good example of this having been brought up in a family where equine sports was the norm and spending weekends on a cattlefarm. i grew up from the age of about 10 throwing hay/straw bails around, carrying multiple buckets and bowsers of water across feilds and then moving the massive (in relation to me at the time) hayledge bails. It was all good rugby training when i was 14/15 so i loved it but it has meant that i have been classed as being obese since the age of 14.
i am not fat, i have a thin coverage like most people, i saw the doctor recently and he did a health check and when i asked about my BMI he said "that doesnt apply in your case"
the results are defo skewed0 -
The first doctor I saw about my knee issue, refused to do anything, claiming that according to BMI scales, I was obese at 15 stone, and that I'd have to get down to 10 in order for him to do anything.
Then I managed to see another doctor, who was disgusted as such an idea, and pointed out that although I'm a big bloke, my knees were about as big as his torso, and are unlikely to be put under strain by 15 stone
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But what really pisses me off is my Wii Mii looks like a frickin weeble! :evil:0
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Is this the thread where everyone pretends to be buff, when in actual fact they're just fatties.0
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what do you mean, pretends to be bugg, i aint buff, i am just not obese!
honest gov
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yeehaamcgee wrote:
Nope, it appears to be the thread where someone misses the point completely.Briggo wrote:Is this the thread where everyone pretends to be buff, when in actual fact they're just fatties.
They do say fat people arn't humorous.0 -
Sigh. go and have a nice sit down and a cup of tea.
Nobody says fat people are miserable. In fact, often the exact opposite is claimed.0 -
Oh whats up sweetcheeks come on give us a hug, not sure I'll be able to get my arms all the way around you but hey ho.
Funny how when you want to take the piss its ok, however when you're all Mr Serious everyone else has to be.
Eat another pie.0 -
Taking the wee-wee is fine - but it has to make sense. Making an untrue statement is not funny, it's just nonsense.
Try reading a bit about humour works first. Because your attempts at it are full of fail.0 -
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closer!0
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yeehaamcgee wrote:closer!
You almost at climax? I have that effect on men.0 -
Yep, now you're getting it.
Oh, that's good, really good.
Keep going, keep going.0 -
We're going off topic, back to the point .. you're obese the BMI doesn't lie, just like the government doesn't lie.0
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Did you get scared? ah well, never mind. Clean yourself up, and we'll carry on.Briggo wrote:We're going off topic, back to the point .. you're obese the BMI doesn't lie.
Oh I am definitely fat. Less so now than when I had the problem with my knee. I won't pretend I'm not.
However, I do have enormous legs, which definitely were not struggling with my bulk.0 -
No dude I just couldn't be bothered to play along with your silly little game. I thought I'd bring a touch of maturity back to the thread and bring it back on topic.
Funny how people get defensive after a load of tosh measure such as BMI tells them they're obese, I know so many people who arn't obese yet the BMI says they are, how on earth can you have such a simple calculation for fatness when it really isn't as simple as that.
I don't know why people even bother talking about it, its a ridiculous government measure, same as all the other ones they have.0 -
some douchebag wrote:And Charlie Powell, campaigns director of the Children's Food Campaign, said: "This is a deeply disappointing and utterly inadequate response which represents a squandered opportunity to address the obesity crisis.
"High in rhetoric and lacking in substance, it is nothing less than an abdication of the government's responsibility to protect public health."
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Trouble is that even though the "ministers" have said something perfectly fair and true (albeit obvious). They re being attacked for their "inadequate reponse" It's no wonder anything ever gets done when no one can just tell the truth isnt it!
[hyperbole] This is what's wrong with the broken britain today [/hyperbole]
There are far less overweight people here. Although there are notably more sports facilities in NL than in UK, what is most noticable is that when I'm in the supermarkets, everyone else's basket is filled with healthy food, fruit and veg etc...(makes me ashamed sometimes!)
(rant over, back to the crudcatcher, sorry)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Briggo wrote:I thought I'd bring a touch of maturity back to the thread and bring it back on topic.
Oh, really? Funny that. Because...Briggo wrote:Is this the thread where everyone pretends to be buff, when in actual fact they're just fatties.
Doesn't seem to fit in with your claim.Briggo wrote:Oh whats up sweetcheeks come on give us a hug, not sure I'll be able to get my arms all the way around you but hey ho.
Funny how when you want to take the wee-wee its ok, however when you're all Mr Serious everyone else has to be.
Eat another pie.
Grow up, or learn to actually be funny.0 -
Australia is number 1, USA is 2 and UK is 3 in the obesity league.
BMI is fine in a lot of cases, but wrist diameter, torso width, muscle mass and fat content should all be taken into account.
Saw a great talk from a surgeon from Alabama (fattest state according to him) about operating on the super-obese. Now that would put anyone off.
Trouble is, frozen pizzas for 50p will win for many.0 -
gasman_dave wrote:Trouble is, frozen pizzas for 50p will win for many.
Not even Yeehaa would argue with a 50p frozen pizza.Uncompromising extremist0 -
You think?
They're fine if they're deep fried 0 -
Which brings us nicely back to the deep-fried mars bar.
Scottish icons you have to love them.
Irn Bru - saw a 6 year old get all his teeth out only for his mum to offer him Irn Bru as a comforter!
Bad food and drink is ingrained and has been for 2 generations. Just blame your parents.0 -
Parents definitely have strong influence. But then there's oddball kids like a friend's 3-year old. His mother has never shied away from giving him chocolate or sweets, in sensible quantities.
But, if you put some fruit, and some sweets in front of him, he'll always go for the fruit. She's quite bemused because she's never really tried to teach him about healthy foods.0 -
Skips a generation sometimes.0
