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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 339728" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p><strong>Re: Westminster City Council - Try Engaging Brain</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi. Problem is that convenience foods loaded with sugar are cheap to produce whereas healthy fresh foods aren't. I can understand why those on a tight budget may buy bad food but many of the obese people wandering around are eating badly in restaurants etc and obviously aren't on a tight budget. So, it is up to the majority of those who are obese to learn more about what they are buying and eating and choose sensibly. I sympahtise with those who have a learning disability but if you can drive a smart phone, use Facebook etc as many of these people do then you can read supermarket labels and learn more about food. In the rationing years which I can remember we had no central heating, few cars and we walked to school etc. We used a lot of energy in keeping warm, walking etc. The current recommendations for daily calorie intake are too high which results in everyone going for the wrong target food intake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 339728, member: 21149"] [b]Re: Westminster City Council - Try Engaging Brain[/b] Hi. Problem is that convenience foods loaded with sugar are cheap to produce whereas healthy fresh foods aren't. I can understand why those on a tight budget may buy bad food but many of the obese people wandering around are eating badly in restaurants etc and obviously aren't on a tight budget. So, it is up to the majority of those who are obese to learn more about what they are buying and eating and choose sensibly. I sympahtise with those who have a learning disability but if you can drive a smart phone, use Facebook etc as many of these people do then you can read supermarket labels and learn more about food. In the rationing years which I can remember we had no central heating, few cars and we walked to school etc. We used a lot of energy in keeping warm, walking etc. The current recommendations for daily calorie intake are too high which results in everyone going for the wrong target food intake. [/QUOTE]
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