That and 8 to 10 thousand steps a day will get you there and keep you there, I think.
Obesity is preventable like tobacco abuse is preventable.
Well, the extreme kind, anyway.
When they tell you medical problems are avoidable or preventable, they're getting ready to deny coverage or require participation in some nasty and generally ineffective course of treatment.
This is right, mostly.
But the only way that the tide will be turned is in a massive change in the way we lead our lives.
Sport has to come back into schools, playing fields reclaimed and repurchased, cycling made safe and walking to school become the norm.
And we’re going to have to stop eating all the time.
It’s not just what we eat (although clearly sugary drinks and calorie laden muffins are not helpful).
It’s the way we have become a nation of constant grazers.
Schools need to teach pupils what 2,000 calories a day looks and feels like.
It means a breakfast of toast or cereal, a sandwich and zero calorie drink (like water) at lunch and a supper of protein, veg and a portion of carbohydrate like some boiled potatoes.
Some fruit and a yoghurt, and you’re basically done for the day.
Who eats like that nowadays?
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