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Jimskins
Joined: 07 Nov 2007
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Not surprised in the least. I go back to the UK every couple of years and I am always amazed at how many lardies I see wobbling around. The food culture and education concerning nutrition in the UK is abysmal. People are so happy to shovel absolute crap down their necks without stopping to think about what they are doing. It won't be long before we end up like Fatland USA, with 300 pound teenagers and people being airlifted out of bed. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Location: We Are The World!
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Bad diet and lack of exercise; when did throwing kids out of the house in the afternoon and weekend become so frowned upon? How is getting childhood diabetes safer than playing in the park? Yeah you're more likely to get bruised and grazed climbing trees than with an Xbox but you're also more likely to grow up with healthy habits. |
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highstreet
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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BMI measurement is very inaccurate. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Location: We Are The World!
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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highstreet wrote: |
BMI measurement is very inaccurate. |
Not so sure if it's as inaccurate for kids as it is for adults, as you're unlikely to get muscle-bound kids.
But, yeah, for adults it's a pretty broad brush. Mine is 24 and I'd need to put on 21 kilos to become obese! To be honest I reckon another 10 and I'd be puffing going up the stairs. Some big guys can be really physically fit but they also like their food. I think the measurements for saying if an adult was overweight or obese were reduced ten years ago so many more fall into that category now. |
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joelove
Joined: 12 May 2011
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Watched a pretty good documentary recently called "The Weight of the Nation" --had 4 parts over an hour each. There's concern a lot of young people today may die younger than their parents do. Looks like one of the best things to reduce if not eliminate is soda. Another problem is what kids are eating in schools. And the amount of food served in restaurants is often enough for twice as many people. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:50 am Post subject: |
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highstreet wrote: |
BMI measurement is very inaccurate. |
True but the huge beer gut and triple chins many are sporting are pretty self-explanatory.... |
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silkhighway
Joined: 24 Oct 2010 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:35 am Post subject: |
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highstreet wrote: |
BMI measurement is very inaccurate. |
BMI is a cheap, accurate, and effective statistical measurement. |
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