Any Thoughts Or Opinion

[nicebloke1]

3.000 hospital admissions per day of obesity related problems. More than 3 times smoking related.

[ToraToraTora]

DD 13:34, bang on, BA material.

[jackthehat]

TTT - I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain to you, again.

[New Judge]

"how do you break the habit of eating youngmafbog?"

You don't have to break the habit of eating. You have to break the habit of eating too much of the wrong stuff.

As a comparision, during the two years of the Covid pandemic from 1st March 2020 to 31st March 2022, the average number of hospital admissions due to Covid was a trifle over 1,000 per day. During that time, daily admissions exceeded 3,000 for only 34 of the 730 days and these were all during the worst peak which occurred between the end of December 2020 and early January 2021.

By any measure, these admission numbers seem to far exceed those due to Covid. So why aren't the daily numbers of hospital admissions due to obesity plastered all over the telly and newspapers? Why are there not daily bulletins from the Prime minister and senior scientific advisors, explaining the severity of the problem and urging everybody to "stay slim, save lives, protect the NHS"? 

[ToraToraTora]

You can't explain something when you don't understand it yourself. It was a smart aris troll post, end of.

[ToraToraTora]

13:43 was in response to 13:40

[miser]

Yes, the obese do cost the NHS a lot of money while they live but they do tend to drop off the perch early, saving the state paying their pension for many years. 'Carry On Eating' perhaps?

 

[Deskdiary]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12872397/These-four-social-media-influencers-swept-movement-claims-obesity-perfectly-healthy-tragic-truth-died-age-45.html 

[ToraToraTora]

13:55 MAABOF. Crikey I could do with losing a bit but surely these people can see when it's getting out of hand?

[Deskdiary]

This "plus-sized" 'influencer' is so entitled that she thinks normal-sized people should subsidise her need for a free seat.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12871587/Jaelynn-Chaney-senator-free-extra-plane-seats.html ;

This woman is not 'plus-sized'.

She's morbidly obese and looks disgusting. Perhaps people her size should hear this more rather than pussy-footing around with mealy-mouthed language.

[Redhelen72]

Thanks Jack - I don't mind at all  mentioning my experience - is something I have to fight every day

[Redhelen72]

she does not look disgusting

[barry1010]

I watched a documentary some years ago about obesity and it showed a cheery, obese man probably in his early 70s who was happy to shown having his bottom washed by a carer because he was too fat to reach.

That was a kick up the bottom for me, I never want to be that man.  Why did he think that is an acceptable way to live? 

[bazwillrun]

how about shoveling less into their mouths and moving about more...cost of food these days theyd save a fortune

[douglas9401]

Disgusting is in the eye of the beholder.

[barry1010]

Now why didn't everyone think of that?

If only it were so simple. It is the same as expecting everyone to be able to run a marathon or climb Everest.  After all, you only need to put one foot in front of the other, how hard can it be?

[roopower]

My surgeon told me to lose two stone before he would give me my new hip. I lost two stone two pounds in nine months. No faddy diets, I just ate less and cut sweets, cake etc out completely except for a very occasional treat. My operation was a lot safer and my hip stands a far better chance of staying in place. Win, win situation.

[barry1010]

Do obese men get treated better than obese women?

I don't recall many unkind comments about Robbie Coltrane, Meatloaf, George Wendt, Richard Griffith's...

[Deskdiary]

"Disgusting is in the eye of the beholder"

Exactly.

Perhaps I should said I think she looks disgusting. Which I do. Because she does.

[barry1010]

roo, you had a bad hip that was aggravated by carrying extra weight.  Why did your surgeon need to tell you to lose weight?  You must have known.  

 

[Untitled]

it is still socially acceptable to be cruel to fat people so the deskdiaries of the world can often be seen leaping on the chance to indulge their bullying instincts