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I suspect that's fake.

No - I took the screenshot

Edit - actually it is. Fake Facebook page.

Yeah, wasn't calling pixels. Just the user.

I a ruse possible before moving to russia from wigan . Brad has retired.

4 out of 5 Brits between the ages of 40 - 60 are fat, lazy and/or alcoholics

zerohedges take on the report from public health england

yay brexit

and they are the ones that cost the nhs money!

the report
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/modern-life-responsible-for-worrying-health-in-middle-aged

" PHE’s One You campaign is reaching out to the 83% of 40 to 60 year olds (87% of men and 79% of women) who are either overweight or obese, exceed the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) alcohol guidelines or are physically inactive, to provide free support and tools to help them live more healthily in 2017 and beyond.

Modern life is harming the health of the nation: 77% of men and 63% of women in middle age are overweight or obese. Obesity in adults has shot up 16% in the last 20 years. Many also can’t identify what a ‘healthy’ body looks like, suggesting obesity has become the new normal.
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4 out of 5 Brits between the ages of 40 - 60 are fat, lazy and/or alcoholics

Do I count as one or three?

How overweight are you?

I was feeling so smug until the slipped the alcohol guidelines in there, the buggers.

Having said that I'm not part of the age demographic, yet, just.....

I'm surprised it got posted here and not the middle aged thread. It's not like dicki is new here and doesn't know to put stuff in the proper thread.

Early onset dementia most likely.

I went to a discussion on the one you campaign. It's pretty challenging trying to reach the people they're trying to reach.

A life time of unhealthy behaviour isn't going to be corrected easily. People will need incentives. Be it payouts or penalties. Can't really see any other way.

penalties

I have no idea what that is?

Restrict car use. It really is as simple, and difficult, as that. See http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9896956-the-energy-glut#other_reviews

They're called memes, they were invented by Facebook...

Your mum's a meme

Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror. An episode called 15 million merits.

It's ancillary to the story, but the fat ugly people are forced to do the shit menial jobs and appear as cannon / laughter fodder on humiliating TV shows.

In this distopian future society is powered by people cycling.

It seemed fitting.

I'd recommend watching them. They are good.

Ha! Indeed. I've seen black mirror but obviously but that one.

Also, seems like a solution.

#illfinallybefamous

This is exemplary of a problem we come up against time and time again. People latch on to a panacea. The trouble is it's easily debated against and then gets used as a brickbat against anyone trying to tackle the issue.

Any issue of this scale necessitates a range of responses that can be tailored by individuals to suit their own personal needs. Presenting a problem and saying that we should all do X in response will only lead to very swift rejection by the target audience. First you should work on getting that audience to accept there is a problem and commit to personal change to address it, then work on sustainable individual solutions.

Parklife!

Good post.

I think it's easy to forget your starting bias when you like cycling and live in London, where on balance cycling / walking is often the best transport on offer. What's the solution if you wanted to transport 3 children to 2 difference schools and had to cross the North Circular?

Now I'm in the 'burbs I use the car more than I should. Why? It's quick, comfortable and practical (and I've not sorted out a runnaround bike). Oddly I routinely walk further to meetings than I would to the shops. What practical restriction could be placed on me?

• make it illegal for me to own a car? - well it would work.
  
• fuel price? - I wouldn't correlate it to a small distance.
  
• a congestion zone? -would it be economically viable? What about people who really do have drive further a-field to work?
  
  

I would also query whether using a car to run errands and long journeys is "the thing" that decreases my fitness? Or is it a total lifestyle combination of; commute > sit at PC > eat at PC > commute > TV / drinks / food?

I think "the" solution is a more holistic change in how people view their lives. I've been quite heavily motivated by this article in the newyorker took me to mr money mustache's blog

Interesting reaction from Russia over their diplomats being expelled.
"Meh, your guys can stay, they guy we got in to the White House will be in soon. We'll come out of this looking better".

Murica: "FFFFFFUUUUUUUUU"