We're the fattest in Europe and going to stay that way.

http://scienceblog.com/72312/most-europeans-to-be-fatties-by-2030/

So apparently we're the fattest in Europe and by 2030 84% of women and 90% of men are projected to be overweight or obese. Can I use this as evidence in future when I say that we Irish aren't a very attractive bunch? :P

bardcom

And what to blame? According to this article, its the unregulated liberal free market. Really.

I call bullsh*t.

catallus

More propaganda from the elites! They just want to turn us all into robot-soldiers for the coming mega-war!

Penny Tration

So, I have about 15 years before I need to go on a diet? Sound!

MonstaMash

LETHAL LADY

I knew we would be good at something. C'mon Ireland.

In reviewing the results, she said: “Our study presents a worrying picture of rising obesity across Europe. Policies to reverse this trend are urgently needed.”
Read more at http://scienceblog.com/72312/most-europeans-to-be-fatties-by-2030/#lmZkyZBq9e0Zp7E5.99


Stop telling people to eat more pasta so....

cournioni

More studies, more funding.

OneArt

F*cking bread and pasta... I don't understand how more Germans aren't fat. You can't walk more than a few meters down the road before encountering a pizzeria or a bakery. I swear, half the restaurants here just serve bread or pasta with sauce on them...

Foodwise, Ireland is excellent for its vegan/vegetarian foods, massive selection and careful consideration of those who want gluten-free food.

I've also developed a deep hatred of pizzerias and Italian food. So sick of it.

catallus

What's wrong with bread and pasta?!

Amalgam

bardcom wrote: »

And what to blame? According to this article, its the unregulated liberal free market. Really.

I call bullsh*t.

I agree with you, their wording could be better, unregulated in specific key areas, salt and sugar being two issues that politicians seem slow to pick up on. All fine and dandy, 'giving advice', but the way food is processed, the industry seem to be taking the piss and happy to reap profits, at the expense of your health. I remember reading about a large muffin from a certain supermarket (..with a letter 'T'), containing over 2g of salt. That's either negligent or malicious intent. Have a look at the wrappers of various pies and pastries from the same retailer.. not very good for you.

Goes off in some many areas, education seems to be a thing, obesity is often a marker for umm.. socio economic groups. There seems to be a big problem among women, at a certain income level. The 'pillow belly'..

ryan101

Not surprised to hear the Irish are among the greediest in Europe. There is a severe problem with material greed in Irish Society.

The Backwards Man

catallus wrote: »

What's wrong with bread and pasta?!

It makes people who have never done a days work in their lives bitter.

suicide_circus

We are also an extremely productive and hard working workforce. ..this leads to snacking and an over reliance on convenience foods...where as our euopean cousins work max 8 hours per day with long lunch breaks and then have hours to cook long sensual meals...irish see food in two ways: fuel and soakage, not as an integral part of family and cultural life.
Eating garlic cheesy chips or the likes more than a couple times a year is also a mistake.

WesternZulu

ryan101 wrote: »

Not surprised to hear the Irish are among the greediest in Europe

Eh, the report was on obesity, not greed

con___manx1

oz is the second fattest nation in the world after the USA. i don't think we are near as bad as them. when i went to the usa i crossed the border from Canada the first thing i saw was a massively fat cop on border control : ).in the outback in oz there are so many obese people its ridiculous. Ireland is getting worse tho. the fast food industry isnt suffering in the recession too much.

catallus

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It makes people who have never done a days work in their lives bitter.

That just confuses me even more than I am already confused.

Taxburden carrier

Ipso fatso !

RandomName2

Deleted User wrote: »

http://scienceblog.com/72312/most-europeans-to-be-fatties-by-2030/

So apparently we're the fattest in Europe and by 2030 84% of women and 90% of men are projected to be overweight or obese. Can I use this as evidence in future when I say that we Irish aren't a very attractive bunch? :P

Shesh.

91% of people know that 4/5 statistics are just made up.

The Backwards Man

catallus wrote: »

That just confuses me even more than I am already confused.

Glad to be of help.

There's nothing wrong with bread and pasta, there's nothing 'wrong' with any food. Even fresh air is bad for you if you swallow too much of it though.

BattleCorp

I'm not worried. Obesity should be wiped out by then. Surely a tablet or other treatment will be developed to fight obesity.

riffmongous

When I read about studies like this the first thing that pops into my head is always

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ALqhgVK9M

ringadingding

Every western nation is the " fattest in the world" depending on which newspaper you read

Everywhere I've travelled to has fat people, and twice as many convenience foods as decent home-made foods.

Too much artificial foods masquerading as natural and healthy.

GalwayGuy2

You know, I really hate those ads that show the children turning from skinny to tubby.

What a great way to build up a child's self esteem and inspire good parenting. :mad:

Just thought I'd mention it here.

catallus

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Even fresh air is bad for you if you swallow too much of it though.

Yeah right hahahahah like people go around swallowing air! hahaha! Look at this guy! Swallowing air like!

syklops

How about instead of paying for another study we make gym memberships tax-free or tax deductible?

catallus

syklops wrote: »

How about instead of paying for another study we make gym memberships tax-free or tax deductible?

What have gimes got to do with obesity; some of the fattest people I've ever seen were in there!

If you want to lose weight you stop eating, simple as that!

Aongus Von Bismarck

catallus wrote: »

What's wrong with bread and pasta?!

Very little.

Its the latest fad thing to believe everyone is intolerant of gluten, and the staples of European diets for thousands of years are somehow evil.

Eating too many calories is what causes obesity.

ryan101

WesternZulu wrote: »

Eh, the report was on obesity, not greed

What causes obesity ?

Sky King

Is there anything to be said for normal portion sizes and eating crappy food in moderation?

It seems to be working for me.

catallus

ryan101 wrote: »

What causes obesity ?

A witch?

Aongus Von Bismarck

Sky King wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for normal portion sizes and eating crappy food in moderation?

It seems to be working for me.

No!!

You need to cut out all gluten! Only eat 'paleo' foods. NO CARBS!!!!!!!!

Celly Smunt

suicide_circus wrote: »

We are also an extremely productive and hard working workforce. ..this leads to snacking and an over reliance on convenience foods...where as our euopean cousins work max 8 hours per day with long lunch breaks and then have hours to cook long sensual meals...irish see food in two ways: fuel and soakage, not as an integral part of family and cultural life.
Eating garlic cheesy chips or the likes more than a couple times a year is also a mistake.

We are not a hard working and extremely productive workforce.

ryan101

suicide_circus wrote: »

We are also an extremely productive and hard working workforce. ..this leads to snacking and an over reliance on convenience foods...where as our euopean cousins work max 8 hours per day with long lunch breaks and then have hours to cook long sensual meals...irish see food in two ways: fuel and soakage, not as an integral part of family and cultural life.
Eating garlic cheesy chips or the likes more than a couple times a year is also a mistake.

The Polish work twice as hard for half as much, and they don't look too fat to me.

Duckworth_Luas

Just when things were looking up too!

Yesterday I was living in one of the best educated countries in the world. Today I'm a fat bastard!

I would have one issue with the report and that's the fact it looks at past trends to predict the future. In my class I'm the only one of 8 lads who's not in the gym several times a week and there maybe one of the girls is a bit pudgy.

Also I don't find it surprising that countries which have generally been wealthier have had lower rates of obesity.

Duckworth_Luas

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Yesterday I was living in one of the best educated countries in the world. Today I'm a fat bastard!

At least your education allows you to realise it :P

suicide_circus

Celly Smunt wrote: »

We are not a hard working and extremely productive workforce.

http://trueeconomics.blogspot.ie/2012/02/522012-irish-labour-productivity-some.html?m=1

"Overall, so far, our labour productivity is 5.2% ahead of the EA17 and 4.7% ahead of EU27 in Q3 2011. Year on year, EA 17 labour productivity is up 1.04%, EU27 is up 1.34% and Irish total labour productivity is up 2.28%. This is a strong performance for Ireland, compared to EU and EA averages."

Pa2k

bardcom wrote: »

And what to blame? According to this article, its the unregulated liberal free market. Really.

I call bullsh*t.

+1

Was on a bus the other day and heard Americans having a conversation saying that there's hardly any heavy people here

MisterAnarchy

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Eating too many calories is what causes obesity.

And drinking too many calories too .
There is a serious issue with alcohol abuse in this country .

cjlawlor

Pa2k wrote: »

+1

Was on a bus the other day and heard Americans having a conversation saying that there's hardly any heavy people here

Absolutely conclusive proof the study is wrong right there! ;-)

kub

cjlawlor wrote: »

Absolutely conclusive proof the study is wrong right there! ;-)

No its just that the fatties are not out and about but in their homes watching day time TV and stuffing their faces.

weisses

Don't tell O'leary

catallus

catallus wrote: »

What have gimes got to do with obesity; some of the fattest people I've ever seen were in there!

Em...

BlatentCheek

Better labelling of food from a health point of view could make a big difference. A lot of people, including the types most likely to be obese, aren't inclined to read the current food labels, or may not be able to understand them. I recall a few years ago that a simpler traffic light labelling of foods was proposed at EU level but heavy lobbying by the food industry sank it. I think that could have made a big difference, nobody could delude themselves that it was okay to eat nothing but fattening crap if all the food in their house came with big red health warnings on the packets, they'd be even less likely to feed it to their children.

If, as I believe, too much salt and sugar in processed foods is a major contributing factor to obesity then I'd say an influx of US manufactured crap, eg white bread tasting of sugar, following the US-EU free-trade deal will make obesity much worse.

Sam Kade

Every day I see 2-3 morbidly obese people that have trouble walking :eek:

maguic24

catallus wrote: »

What's wrong with bread and pasta?!

Makes me all farty and bloated. Oh and I gains all the weights when I eat too much of it.

BorneTobyWilde

Sam Kade wrote: »

Every day I see 2-3 morbidly obese people that have trouble walking :eek:

Then get out of the house more .

Soft Falling Rain

ryan101 wrote: »

What causes obesity ?

Santa.

Gbear

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Very little.

Its the latest fad thing to believe everyone is intolerant of gluten, and the staples of European diets for thousands of years are somehow evil.

Eating too many calories is what causes obesity.

It's nothing to do with gluten.

Pasta and bread provide a large amount of energy. Most people don't need it.
It's also a lot easier to stuff your face with bread than it is to stuff your face with cream and butter.

If all the carbs you were eating every day was one bowl of pasta for dinner it wouldn't be a problem.
It's a problem when they have cereal and toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and a load of pasta, bread, rice or spuds for dinner.

Unless you're an athlete you just don't need the amount of carbs that most people eat.

It's not about bread and pasta, per se, it's about having easily accessible, easily consumable, high-calorie food on a regular basis. Bread and pasta just happen to tick those boxes.

That's why gluten free diets can work - it's nothing to do with how you metabolise gluten (unless you're a coeliac) but how you just end up eating less because most gluten free alternatives taste like playdough.

mfceiling

ryan101 wrote: »

The Polish work twice as hard for half as much, and they don't look too fat to me.

Link or statistic please?