The Times Online and the BBC website both included articles based on reports from Philip James, Chairman of International Obesity Task Force. Both sites used pictures, of overweight people, to back up James' claims that; "this is a community epidemic that is actually a response to all the wonderful apparent industrial and economic development changes that we've seen." Both reports focus on how it is not down to the individual to loose weight but, as a nation, we need to change the way we live our lives. This is backed up by another fellow blogger; "blaming individuals for their personal vulnerability to weight gain is no longer acceptable in a world where the majority is already overweight and obesity is rising everywhere." But as Sigrid Waukesha asks; "Can we live without cars, and resort to using a bike for our everyday travel?" As suggested by Philip James.
Should we not all make decisions ourselves; "I won't use the car today becasue I had fish and chips last night", or "I will use the car because my gym is an hours walk away." Surely our health is down to us and the decisions we make about our own lifestyle.
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I think it is a valid argument that our destiny or obesity in this case, is in our own hands.
However, maybe the critics should do something to encourage the "overweight nation" to loose weight rather than ridicule.
It is always a gripe of mine that healthy food in our supermarkets or restaurants is more expensive then the greasier alternatives on offer.
It is quite easy to say that we should be healthier but unless someone offers to help then it is simply going to get worse.
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