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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
http://news.sky.com/story/1575334/nh...ment-for-obese
I know loads of people that are obese, trouble is. This is what is putting pressure on the NHS.
Apart from what the NHS can supply is quite simple. The Government keep advising us on what tax they can put on. They can start by putting an extra tax on fast food chains, like McDonalds or KFC etc
Some of my mates are in the 20 stone region, l weigh 17 stone, but cycle each day in my job and check my weight each week.
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Unless you're 7 feet tall you might need to lose a few pounds yourself, Sir. You need to be 6'4" to not be classed as clinically obese.
A tax on fast food wouldn't make a dent on those who are better off, and punishes those who are less affluent but might want a treat here and there.
I'd suggest we need to increase the price of not just fast food but all convenience food, and mitigate it with subsidies for healthier options.
That or work on ensuring eveyone has more money.
Fundamentally, though, when you can eat your 2,000 calories a day in junk for a couple of quid, while it costs way more to get your 2,000 calories a day from good foods, there's always going to be a problem at the lower end of the income scale. Taxation isn't going to help with that.
The sugar tax I do kinda get, especially when it comes to fizzy drinks that are laden with the stuff. Fast food, no. Unfair to single that out while leaving half the contents of an Iceland store and indeed most of every supermarket's ready meal aisle alone.