Fat? Obese? Shock solution proposed!

[Rum]

From the Beeb: http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/ ... 596480.stm

Obese people should eat less, says Tory peer

Obesity is the worst epidemic to affect the UK for 100 years and the only solution is for people to eat less, a former surgeon has said.

Conservative peer Lord McColl of Dulwich said politicians refused to admit that the cause of obesity was over-eating and claimed ministers were "misleading" people by suggesting it could be tackled through exercise.

His comments came during a debate in the House of Lords on non-communicable diseases, on 6 October 2011.

Lord McColl said: "It's killing millions, it's costing billions and the cure is free - eat less."

He went on: "What a strange world it is. Half the world is dying of starvation, the other half is gorging itself to death."

Crossbench peer and former NHS chief executive Lord Crisp, who called the debate, warned of a worldwide "epidemic" of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cancer and mental health problems.

He said the epidemic of what tended to be called "preventable diseases" was linked to diet, smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise, stress and social pressures.

Lord Crisp told peers it was a "growing problem" that "we are ill-equipped to deal with", calling for a a "massive focus on prevention" from politicians.

[Atheist-Lite]

We have a messed up pricing structure. Food is too cheap. This will rectify naturally as the economic crisis works itself through. Before you know it people who were obese will be thin, and the thin ones now will be in mass graves or pies.

[Rum]

Whatever.

[redunderthebed]

If only shit was that easy and mental illness is not a disease nor in many cases easily prevented.

Conservative peer Lord McColl of Dulwich said politicians refused to admit that the cause of obesity was over-eating and claimed ministers were "misleading" people by suggesting it could be tackled through exercise.
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Because many of their paymasters rely on mindless consumerism to make there fortune one way or another. A large part of their model is the exploitation of the poor and those who least can afford it to overeat etc to make money. It's one of the pillars of 21st century capitalism and its easier just to sweep it under the carpet and just blame the consumer and whinge about spending money on them when those cunts make a killing off alcohol and cigarette taxes and junk food.

[Gallstones]

Food costs money.
Exercise if free.
If you are selling food, this is a good thing.
If you are selling exercise, it's not.

Still, a person's got to eat.

I am not convinced that an optimum diet = eating less.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I see the Americanization of the UK continues apace.

[redunderthebed]

I see the Americanization of the world continues apace.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I see the Americanization of the world continues apace.

McDonald's isn't a chain, it's a virus.

[FBM]

I thought this was going to be about electrocuting heavy people.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I thought this was going to be about electrocuting heavy people.

[FBM]

[Gawdzilla Sama]

And you're ugly, but I can diet.

[FBM]

And you're ugly, but I can diet.

Oh yeah? I'm ignert, but you can learn.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

And you're ugly, but I can diet.

Oh yeah? I'm ignert, but you can learn.

I stand defeated.

[FBM]

And you're ugly, but I can diet.

Oh yeah? I'm ignert, but you can learn.

I stand defeated.