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<blockquote data-quote="Scardoc" data-source="post: 675172" data-attributes="member: 44692"><p>So, people can eat too much, put on weight, develop T2 and that's ok? What is the difference between someone being lazy, not exercising, putting on weight and developing T2 then? Either way if you eat too much or if you are lazy then your lifestyle is a contributing factor.</p><p> </p><p>What I think is very dangerous, as stated in my original post, is that people completely refuse to accept that individuals can be to blame for their condition. Do we say the smoker with lung cancer is to blame? A 2006 European study showed that current male smokers were 80 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. 80 times. So if you know the risk? In the US they say you are 5 times more likely to develop T2 if you are slightly overweight and 60 times more likely if you are seriously obese. The risk is not a mystery and the rise of T2 in line with weight gain over the years is inescapable.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are many factors at play nothing will ever get solved by ignoring the issue. Yes, people are overweight for a vast number of reasons and if you consider poverty, education, disability, mental health, processed and refined foods as a starting point then you can start to apportion blame. The Government and large corporations will be at the head of the queue. But when you consider our modern lifestyle and the amount of physical activity that has been removed from our daily routine by cars, tractors, supermarkets, washing machines etc and the ease of access to junk food then you encounter another aspect. Personal choice. We are all pretty well educated into the virtues of eating healthily and exercise. Some people, however, do neither and become overweight.</p><p> </p><p>I think it’s worth remembering how many people on this forum also attribute their current good health to getting a wake-up call through diagnosis of T2. If one message (amongst the many) that this forum passes on is that “you can be to blame if you ignore the risks” then why should it not be out there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scardoc, post: 675172, member: 44692"] So, people can eat too much, put on weight, develop T2 and that's ok? What is the difference between someone being lazy, not exercising, putting on weight and developing T2 then? Either way if you eat too much or if you are lazy then your lifestyle is a contributing factor. What I think is very dangerous, as stated in my original post, is that people completely refuse to accept that individuals can be to blame for their condition. Do we say the smoker with lung cancer is to blame? A 2006 European study showed that current male smokers were 80 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. 80 times. So if you know the risk? In the US they say you are 5 times more likely to develop T2 if you are slightly overweight and 60 times more likely if you are seriously obese. The risk is not a mystery and the rise of T2 in line with weight gain over the years is inescapable. Whilst there are many factors at play nothing will ever get solved by ignoring the issue. Yes, people are overweight for a vast number of reasons and if you consider poverty, education, disability, mental health, processed and refined foods as a starting point then you can start to apportion blame. The Government and large corporations will be at the head of the queue. But when you consider our modern lifestyle and the amount of physical activity that has been removed from our daily routine by cars, tractors, supermarkets, washing machines etc and the ease of access to junk food then you encounter another aspect. Personal choice. We are all pretty well educated into the virtues of eating healthily and exercise. Some people, however, do neither and become overweight. I think it’s worth remembering how many people on this forum also attribute their current good health to getting a wake-up call through diagnosis of T2. If one message (amongst the many) that this forum passes on is that “you can be to blame if you ignore the risks” then why should it not be out there? [/QUOTE]
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