Regis Philbin
Dec 17th, 2006, 10:14 PM
The "Nanny State" is alive and well. Liberals don't trust you to make your own health decisions, they want the government to do it for you. It's like we're incapable of making these decisions for ourselves...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=422917&in_page_id=1774
Obese should have health warnings on their clothes
Last updated at 15:06pm on 15th December 2006
Oversize clothes should have obesity helpline numbers sewn on them to try and reduce Britain's fat crisis, a leading professor said today.
And new urban roads should only be built if they have cycle lanes, according to Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
He is calling for more government intervention with a central agency set up to deal with the problems of obesity.
Britain's fat problem is so acute that it could even bankrupt the health system if nothing is done.
More than half of the UK population is overweight and more than one in five adults is obese. Obese people are at high risk of health problems and treating them takes up an estimated 9 per cent of the health budget.
Prof Sattar is calling for more political intervention.
He and his colleagues say food manufacturers should also display energy content of all meals and snacks at retail and catering outlets.
The saturated fat content of all ready meals and snacks should also be clearly labelled.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=422917&in_page_id=1774
Obese should have health warnings on their clothes
Last updated at 15:06pm on 15th December 2006
Oversize clothes should have obesity helpline numbers sewn on them to try and reduce Britain's fat crisis, a leading professor said today.
And new urban roads should only be built if they have cycle lanes, according to Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
He is calling for more government intervention with a central agency set up to deal with the problems of obesity.
Britain's fat problem is so acute that it could even bankrupt the health system if nothing is done.
More than half of the UK population is overweight and more than one in five adults is obese. Obese people are at high risk of health problems and treating them takes up an estimated 9 per cent of the health budget.
Prof Sattar is calling for more political intervention.
He and his colleagues say food manufacturers should also display energy content of all meals and snacks at retail and catering outlets.
The saturated fat content of all ready meals and snacks should also be clearly labelled.