Government Obesity & Bike Scheme

[purenarcotic]

A lot of the dieticians and nutritionists I follow are deeply unimpressed with the government’s scheme. Partly due to concerns for those in recovery from EDs / those who are at risk of developing them, partly because it doesn’t tackle inequality properly and partly because they aren’t convinced the science is quite as clear cut as it is being presented as. Also the idea that the public needs to make change to ‘save’ the NHS as opposed to, you know, the miraculous concept of funding the NHS appropriately in the first place. Obviously folk being fit and healthy is a good thing but as with every government strategy, the nuance, complexity and money is missing.

I don’t eat out a lot. I really don’t wish to see the calorie content of what I’m eating. It’s a treat to be enjoyed, not something we should be made to feel anxious about.

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm planning to retire in a month's time.
I don't suppose I could buy a new touring bike and offset the £500 a year income tax I'll be paying on my pension ?

 

[Badgers]

A lot of the dieticians and nutritionists I follow are deeply unimpressed with the government’s scheme

Odd that.

A lot of scientist's, lawyer's, economist's and most other experts in all fields are deeply unimpressed with everything this disgraced government has done

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

If cycling makes you slim, how come it took Covid for Johnson to shed the fucking pounds?

 

[gentlegreen]

If cycling makes you slim, how come it took Covid for Johnson to shed the fucking pounds?

He probably wasn't actually doing very much cycling.
But I concur with many who say it's mostly diet.
I reckon I eat extra to fuel my cycling.
Well I know I do otherwise I would be losing weight after 6 weeks back cycling to work.

 

[Badgers]

If one was riding 100km then chuck the calories in no bother

 

[purenarcotic]

Odd that.

A lot of scientist's, lawyer's, economist's and most other experts in all fields are deeply unimpressed with everything this disgraced government has done

Hah! It’s truly frightening sometimes innit.

 

[Badgers]

Hah! It’s truly frightening sometimes innit.

I might have another wine