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Originally Posted by Maggy J
What I want to know is what are we supposed to drink?
Alcohol is frowned on.Coffee and tea are regarded as bad,too much fruit juice is bad for one's teeth.
Which leaves water.Yep very interesting..  |
agreed maggy they are nutters. Remember 18 pints well if that was water still killer. Guess they better tax ban everything just incase its absued in excess.
Like I said every single thing you put in your mouth is bad if you abuse it.
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Originally Posted by Damien
Teach children how to cook in schools, slowly create a culture where cooking and longer meals are encouraged as opposed to ready meals and snacks. The French have soft drinks, desserts and cheeses which are really high in saturated fat, and McDonald's that'll serve a beer with your burger. The French do not have a problem with obesity.
I don't know all the reasons for this and I don't think anyone has got an exact answer but a lot of it must be to do with their healthier culture around food. They take more time over it, longer lunches, they'll sit down at a proper table for a proper meal more often than we'll do. They snack less inbetween meals because they are more filling and the taste of good food makes the appeal of snacks less appealing.
Teaching how to cook, reducing the desire of quick processed snacks, and spending more time over food would all help a lot.
Unless we do that then we are just going to have to find more rudimentary ways of curbing obesity and one of those ways is to use the tax system. Besides, we can put that money towards the NHS which will increasingly need it if obesity continues to increase.
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I think alot to do with there culture how laid back they are plus plenty Red wine off course.
They still do have obesity like italy not as evident bit exists. Even with perfect environment you still can get those eat to excess.
Another link to obesity rarely looked is rushed lunches. Lack time a person gets to eat food. Some companies who give little time for lunch breaks.
Will france have problem down the road. Will drastically shortened lunch breaks impact on diet. They seen it reduced from one and half hours to half hour.
Said that sandwiches on the rise in france. Two billion sandwiches a year are sold in France. The nation long known for three-course bistro lunches washed down with a glass of red wine is apparently turning to sandwiches, fast food and soft drinks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-17561232