Overweight people at work

[daemon]

zygalski said:

Try giving up the booze.
You can easily drink 500 calories a night without even thinking about it.

And also the eating habits that a few drinks then brings out - carry out food and maybe comfort food the following day when nursing a hangover.

[daemon]

vsonix said:

Mr Pointy said:

MC Bodge said:

The people of the UK in past decades were not as fat as they are now.

That struck me when i was watching the Lauda v Hunt F1 programme the other night. In all of the crowd shots there seemed to be very few overweight people.

So instead of blaming fat people for being fat, what are the differences in lifestyle between then and now? Considering in those days diet was probably poorer (less green veg, less salad, more chips & pies) and that we didn't have so many gyms. Is it that people didn't spend so long behind a desk? Is it because people couldn't afford cars and had to walk everywhere? Is it because you could still buy amphetamines over the counter? Is it because of packaged food and ready meals?

Yup, probably all of those things, however people havent adjusted their calorie intake to compensate for less activity. Nor are they actively encouraged to do so.

[liner33]

zygalski said:

Try giving up the booze.
You can easily drink 500 calories a night without even thinking about it.

500 calories!

[MC Bodge]