Obesity

[Jordyboy9]

We have just had a lovely holiday in Cyprus I have never seen so many overweight people bordering on obesity young and old surely this is a serious problem that should be addressed sooner than later mostly Brits

[mazie]

Fruit and veg are not expensive..Shop at Aldi or Lidl

https://www.aldi.co.uk/groceries/all-groceries/fresh-food/fruit-and-vegetables/c/fruit-and-vegetables?sort=popular&q=%3Apopular%3AtransactionalStatus%3Atransactional%3AtransactionalStatus%3Anontransactional%3AGrocery+Type%3AVegetables&page=0

[hc4361]

Fruit and veg is cheap at the markets, too. Water is free out of the tap.

THREE fresh chickens for £10 from the local supermarket. Frozen salmon fillets are also very cheap.

It is not expensive to eat healthy meals, some people just choose not to.

[CarolJG]

Has anyone thought that there are medical reasons for a person being overweight not all cases of obesity are caused by over eating. That's what I hate you all look at a person who is overweight and think that they are stuffing their faces with food all the time......wrong! Go look up medical conditions that can cause being overweight!........Ex Staff Nurse

[hc4361]

Very true, Carol, but the MAJORITY of obese people don't have one of those medical conditions.

[Sqad]

Carol! Carol!

"wood for trees" comes to mind.

Yes, there are other medical reasons for obesity but uncommon, unless of course you are an Endocrinologist..........

[ummmm]

I know some people who are overweight from medical conditions, mainly being more immobile than most, but like hc says the majority eat/drink too much.

I also understand that food seems to be addictive for some.

[pixie374]

Very uncommon, even immobility doesn't cause it, with an appropriate diet.

[hc4361]

I know a lot of disabled people who are housebound or confined to a wheelchair and the majority of those are slim and some are possibly underweight. I think this may be because pain is an appetite suppressant or the drugs they have to take reduces the appetite.

[Sqad]

^^^ good points^^^

[ummmm]

I suppose much depends on how active they were before they got ill.

[david small]

They inject hormones into chickens that make an eight week bird the size of a twelve week bird. We eat the bird and ingest the hormone content. If it works on the chicken it will do the same to you.
Food is adulterated, additives that have undesirable effects proliferate the food chain. Yes, too many chips and biscuits contribute too.