Obesity

[Mo1959]

IME, the main contribution that cycling made to my weight reducing diet was the separation it created between the fridge and food cupboard for the duration of the cycle journey.
Some discipline had to be learned in regard to the quantity of food consumed.

I find cycling just makes me so hungry I eat too much after! Running on the other hand doesn’t seem so bad. Not sure why.

 

[tyred]

I think I have an idea about how to use my bike to help me lose weight.

If I lay my bike down on the floor in front of the sofa, I might trip on it when I get up to go to the fridge and eventually if I trip often enough my subconscious will learn not to walk to the fridge.

If that doesn't work I could install some landmines under the lino

 

[matticus]

IME, the main contribution that cycling made to my weight reducing diet was the separation it created between the fridge and food cupboard for the duration of the cycle journey.

Me too. And I'm serious!

 

[Salty seadog]

Only from M&S or Waitrose.
Paul Hollywood uses the same Chippy as me, @Salty seadog and @Hill Wimp, the difference is that he parks his roller on the double yellows opposite and sends his minion in....

Meanwhile my Roller, ok, Co-rolla gets parked up and I rub shoulders with anyone going to order mine in person.

 

[Reynard]

More of the myriad reasons. Me and Wimpers are Obese. We have a good diet, rarely eat out or have take-aways, cook from scratch, plenty salad and fresh veg. We don’t drink sugary beverages, we make our own bread. We like good food. Reasonable exercise levels. We do like our craft beers, gins, and Red wines however....
The solutions for us might be different than for others.

Whereas I'm teetotal, don't drink sugary drinks and very rarely put sugar in my tea. No eating out or takeaways either.

Which means I have to be disciplined when it comes to food, as I have fewer areas where I can cut back on compared to most if the wobbly bits start to return.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Paul Hollywood uses the same Chippy as me, @Salty seadog and @Hill Wimp, the difference is that he parks his roller on the double yellows opposite and sends his minion in....

Had to Google him, not a lot wiser now

 

[battered]

It’s a fried chicken and pickled egg question - which came first, obesity or take-aways? I don’t know the answer. Did the rise in take away food as described fuel consumption or did consumption provide the fuel for more takeaways?
Why does there seem to be a relatively higher number of take-aways in poorer/run down areas? Maybe rents are cheaper? Is there are correlation between areas of high take-aways and obesity? What other factors such as socio-economics impact the rise or density of take-aways?
it’s a complex question.

1. In countries where industrialised fast food has been introduced (France) obesity has increased.
2. The people who can least afford to eat takeaways eat the most.
3. Fast food is very gratifying. People who have a less pleasant daily life are more likely to seek easy gratification than those who have a more fulfilling daily existence.

 

[battered]

Also there will be a higher level of car ownership in more affluent areas. So the affluent people have stocked up with ready meals from out of town supermarkets in their big freezers, which they consume while tutting about those frightful junk food outlets, over a bottle (or two) of quite decent red that you can get at a very reasonable price, my dear.

who needs a car or to leave town? I used to live in Armley, Leeds. A mile away was Morrisons Kirkstall, another mile was Tesco Bramley, if you didn't mind getting stabbed. I now have Asda, M&S, Morri's, and Aldi within a mile. I can walk it in 20 minutes without even getting the bike out.

 

[Fab Foodie]

1. In countries where industrialised fast food has been introduced (France) obesity has increased.
2. The people who can least afford to eat takeaways eat the most.
3. Fast food is very gratifying. People who have a less pleasant daily life are more likely to seek easy gratification than those who have a more fulfilling daily existence.

Agreed. I suspected as much.

Certainly the introduction of ‘western food’ into various regions of the world has heralded the rise of obesity in those cultures.

There is also a very strong correlation in Western regions between a sudden rise in Obesity and the onset of ‘the low fat diet’ and a switch to a more carbohydrate based diet.

Fast food is yummy, we design it that way and make it easy to prepare/purchase and consume.

BUT, nobody puts a gun to a persons head to make them have fast-food as their main dietary intake. Other more complex issues make that happen. That’s one area that needs addressing.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Had to Google him, not a lot wiser now

Bake-off sleb....

 

[winjim]

1. In countries where industrialised fast food has been introduced (France) obesity has increased.
2. The people who can least afford to eat takeaways eat the most.
3. Fast food is very gratifying. People who have a less pleasant daily life are more likely to seek easy gratification than those who have a more fulfilling daily existence.

France is fairly low down on the scale of European obesity. Certainly lower than the UK. Interestingly, Greece, Malta and Cyprus seem to be amongst the most obese countries which maybe says something about the supposed health benefits of the 'Mediterranean diet'. Czech Republic too, but I've been to Prague for a stag do and been served a ball of pork lard as a starter prior to a main course of pork fat with a side order of pork followed by pork ice cream* so I'm not really surprised.

In terms of UK diet, particularly children's diet, the amount and proportion of energy intake as fat is declining, total energy intake is declining, but sugar consumption is increasing...




*It may not have happened exactly how I remember it but there was definitely a ball of lard and much pork involved.

 

[Blue Hills]

Also there will be a higher level of car ownership in more affluent areas. So the affluent people have stocked up with ready meals from out of town supermarkets in their big freezers, which they consume while tutting about those frightful junk food outlets, over a bottle (or two) of quite decent red that you can get at a very reasonable price, my dear.

Very true. No shortage of "high class" junk food in boxes. The supermarkets make their biggest margins on it I think.

 

[Blue Hills]

Do the affluent buy ready meals?

Might be an idea to check out waitrose. (Edit, i see that the big W has also been mentioned upthread)
Of old of course the affluent had folk downstairs to produce their ready meals

 

[winjim]

View: https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1396035813000032259?s=19

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

1. In countries where industrialised fast food has been introduced (France) obesity has increased.

Obesity has risen in almost every country in the world over the last 20-30 years. So it's pretty hard to claim there is a causal link to fast food.

http://publichealthintelligence.org/content/trends-overweight-and-obesity-country-level