Childhood Obesity
16 February 2005, 12:36 PM
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When i was at school in the early 90's we still used to do a lot of PE, at least one lesson lesson playing Rugby, one football, and one cross country running or indoor sports (basketball, gymnastics etc) in winter/autumn and then cricket and athletics in the summer. There were probably about 5 overweight/fat kids in our year of 250.
Now when i drive past my old school i hardly ever see kids on the fields outside but i do see the kids walking to/from school and at least 1/5 is fat/large
Now when i drive past my old school i hardly ever see kids on the fields outside but i do see the kids walking to/from school and at least 1/5 is fat/large
16 February 2005, 12:44 PM
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its not PE!!!
When i was at school in the 80's i dodge just about every PE lesson there was! I wasnt fat (in fact i was a world class sportsman) and worked in a gym for 10 years on leaving!
Its about the ease at which cheap rubbish food can be had along with outside school activity.....20 years ago no one went to fast food places on a regular basis.....maybe a bag of chips on a friday. There are now familes that eat burgers 2-3 times a week. Putting on a couple of PE lessons wont help these kids.
When i was at school in the 80's i dodge just about every PE lesson there was! I wasnt fat (in fact i was a world class sportsman) and worked in a gym for 10 years on leaving!
Its about the ease at which cheap rubbish food can be had along with outside school activity.....20 years ago no one went to fast food places on a regular basis.....maybe a bag of chips on a friday. There are now familes that eat burgers 2-3 times a week. Putting on a couple of PE lessons wont help these kids.
16 February 2005, 12:46 PM
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to add: the PE "attitude" may cause a problem but its that problem extended to include other lifestyle choices thats the problem...not the actual PE lessons (or lack of) themsleves
16 February 2005, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
its not PE!!!
When i was at school in the 80's i dodge just about every PE lesson there was! I wasnt fat (in fact i was a world class sportsman) and worked in a gym for 10 years on leaving!
Its about the ease at which cheap rubbish food can be had along with outside school activity.....20 years ago no one went to fast food places on a regular basis.....maybe a bag of chips on a friday. There are now familes that eat burgers 2-3 times a week. Putting on a couple of PE lessons wont help these kids.
When i was at school in the 80's i dodge just about every PE lesson there was! I wasnt fat (in fact i was a world class sportsman) and worked in a gym for 10 years on leaving!
Its about the ease at which cheap rubbish food can be had along with outside school activity.....20 years ago no one went to fast food places on a regular basis.....maybe a bag of chips on a friday. There are now familes that eat burgers 2-3 times a week. Putting on a couple of PE lessons wont help these kids.
16 February 2005, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Nat21
i do see the kids walking to/from school and at least 1/5 is fat/large
These are clearly members of the social underclass. No self respecting kid these days would be seen walking. They all have to be transported from place to place in expensive SUVs. I thought this was compulsory.
16 February 2005, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
You see kids..... walking
These are clearly members of the social underclass. No self respecting kid these days would be seen walking. They all have to be transported from place to place in expensive SUVs. I thought this was compulsory.
These are clearly members of the social underclass. No self respecting kid these days would be seen walking. They all have to be transported from place to place in expensive SUVs. I thought this was compulsory.
are you sure? this is like the TVR at the roadside thing...everyone says they see it all the time...yet no one does.
my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
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16 February 2005, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
16 February 2005, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
are you sure? this is like the TVR at the roadside thing...everyone says they see it all the time...yet no one does.
my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
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my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
T
16 February 2005, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
are you sure? this is like the TVR at the roadside thing...everyone says they see it all the time...yet no one does.
my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
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my kids walk to school.....and so do most of the other kids in the school. In fact, i went to the same school 25 years ago and got driven FAR more than my kids do.
T
16 February 2005, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ajm
Well the queues of traffic to get into work this week have been half the length they usually are round here. The reason? Half term, no school runs.
16 February 2005, 01:01 PM
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Interesting thread
Until I was 13,14 I was what would be considered "chubby", even though I spent hours playing outside. My problem was a mother who was (is) a great cook and used to make far too much of everything, cakes, etc included. And I had a very sweet tooth.
At 14 I realised (basically) that fat blokes would never get a ****, so I stopped eating as much, cut out a lot of the rubbish and started to exercise in a more structured manner.
Lost all the fat over a few months. And have kept it off ever since. Been a regular (as in at least twice a week) gym goer for a few years now - resistance work mainly to keep my metabolic rate up.
My theory is that people are just bone fecking idle - hence all the obese adults. That or they simply eat and drink far too much.
When I was 18 (ish ) we used to walk to the pub and walk home. None of this taxis everywhere malarky. I still park a mile from where I work to ensure I get some excercise every day (plus its free, which is a bonus 
)
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At 14 I realised (basically) that fat blokes would never get a ****, so I stopped eating as much, cut out a lot of the rubbish and started to exercise in a more structured manner.
Lost all the fat over a few months. And have kept it off ever since. Been a regular (as in at least twice a week) gym goer for a few years now - resistance work mainly to keep my metabolic rate up.
My theory is that people are just bone fecking idle - hence all the obese adults. That or they simply eat and drink far too much.
When I was 18 (ish
) we used to walk to the pub and walk home. None of this taxis everywhere malarky. I still park a mile from where I work to ensure I get some excercise every day (plus its free, which is a bonus )D
16 February 2005, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Diablo
When I was 18 (ish ) we used to walk to the pub and walk home. None of this taxis everywhere malarky. I still park a mile from where I work to ensure I get some excercise every day (plus its free, which is a bonus )
D
) we used to walk to the pub and walk home. None of this taxis everywhere malarky. I still park a mile from where I work to ensure I get some excercise every day (plus its free, which is a bonus )D
16 February 2005, 01:05 PM
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what about those who rape child abductors? 
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Best watch out for all those rapists and child abducters out there then. There are thousands of them apparently.
16 February 2005, 01:24 PM
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My girlfriend is a dietician in the NHS. The majority of her time is spent on wards (currently specialising on paediatric) but she also does outpatient clinics.
The general trend in the kids she sees seems to be diet. Fed on crisps, sausage rolls fizzy pop and the like. Is home cooking a thing of past in the day of freezers full of ready meals? Seems like it IMO.
Not a kid story I know but... When she asked one bloke why he bothered to turn up for his appointment, given that he ignored everything she told him, his answer was that the clinic was on the way to the pub for him
The general trend in the kids she sees seems to be diet. Fed on crisps, sausage rolls fizzy pop and the like. Is home cooking a thing of past in the day of freezers full of ready meals? Seems like it IMO.
Not a kid story I know but... When she asked one bloke why he bothered to turn up for his appointment, given that he ignored everything she told him, his answer was that the clinic was on the way to the pub for him
16 February 2005, 01:36 PM
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freezers full of ready meals
Fast food for the home. They should be *banned* in true New Labour style or at least have punitive taxation applied to them.UB
16 February 2005, 01:37 PM
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Not a kid story I know but... When she asked one bloke why he bothered to turn up for his appointment, given that he ignored everything she told him, his answer was that the clinic was on the way to the pub for him
16 February 2005, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
Ready Meals Fast food for the home. They should be *banned* in true New Labour style or at least have punitive taxation applied to them.
Fast food for the home. They should be *banned* in true New Labour style or at least have punitive taxation applied to them.I live alone and after a 12 hour day I really can't be arsed to cook, sorry if this offends you, but the alternative is a trip to either McDs or the one kebab shop that's still open that late.
Suddenly Tesco's tomato and pasta thingy seems like the healthy option.
16 February 2005, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
Ready Meals Fast food for the home. They should be *banned* in true New Labour style or at least have punitive taxation applied to them.
UB
Fast food for the home. They should be *banned* in true New Labour style or at least have punitive taxation applied to them.UB
16 February 2005, 01:43 PM
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Suddenly Tesco's tomato and pasta thingy seems like the healthy option.
16 February 2005, 01:46 PM
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Is there anything, anything at all, which is not the fault of New Labour??
Obesity
George W Bush
Global Warming
Cracks in the Pavement
The bloke in #42 that plays "Stairway to Heaven" loud
Hunting
Adolf Hitler
The killing fields
The A Bomb
The battle of little big horn
Et tu tony?
...are ALL the fault of new labour
16 February 2005, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by the moose
Is there anything, anything at all, which is not the fault of New Labour??
16 February 2005, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SiPie
Let's hope your arteries survice the sodium battering they are undoubtedly getting and as for the sugar content alone
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Originally Posted by SiPie
Let's hope your arteries survice the sodium battering they are undoubtedly getting and as for the sugar content alone
16 February 2005, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by the moose
Is there anything, anything at all, which is not the fault of New Labour??
16 February 2005, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
I know I shouldn't but
I disagree, thanks to Ready Meals I'm guranteed at least one meal a day during a busy working week.
I live alone and after a 12 hour day I really can't be arsed to cook, sorry if this offends you, but the alternative is a trip to either McDs or the one kebab shop that's still open that late.
I live alone and after a 12 hour day I really can't be arsed to cook, sorry if this offends you, but the alternative is a trip to either McDs or the one kebab shop that's still open that late.
Alternatively, be prepared in advance. Make up a batch of chili and freeze it in bags. Take one out the freezer before you leave home in the morning. Get home, quickly boil up some rice and you're sorted.
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
probably not....
Obesity
George W Bush
Global Warming
Cracks in the Pavement
The bloke in #42 that plays "Stairway to Heaven" loud
Hunting
Adolf Hitler
The killing fields
The A Bomb
The battle of little big horn
Et tu tony?
...are ALL the fault of new labour
Obesity
George W Bush
Global Warming
Cracks in the Pavement
The bloke in #42 that plays "Stairway to Heaven" loud
Hunting
Adolf Hitler
The killing fields
The A Bomb
The battle of little big horn
Et tu tony?
...are ALL the fault of new labour
Immigration
NHS
Schools
Crime and disorder
My bad knee
16 February 2005, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
Don't fall for the attractive marketing and packaging. It's barely any better for you (if at all) than Muck Donalds.
I imagine all the Little chef breakfasts on expenses don't help either.
16 February 2005, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
You missed off
Immigration
NHS
Schools
Crime and disorder
My bad knee
Immigration
NHS
Schools
Crime and disorder
My bad knee
I'll take this opportunity to include the jailing of the Guildford 4. Tony wouldn't have apologised otherwise!
16 February 2005, 01:59 PM
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So what am I supposed to do then? Bearing in mind that any stored food must be freezable due to the lenghts of time I'm away from home