On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 11:48:15 AM UTC-8, Tosspot wrote:
On 11/14/18 4:43 PM, AMuzi wrote:
doomed to failure, which won't stop them:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...de-uphill.html

Dog I love the Daily Mail comments section!

"Why is the guy in the video placing blame for fat kids upon the most
economically deprived parents? They're not too stupid to cook, nor are
they deliberately fattening up their little piglets for market. The
plain truth of it is that junk food is cheaper than healthy food, and it
has a much longer life span in the kitchen. The cost of meat, even
ground/minced beef, is insane, and the cost of milk, fresh veg, and
fruit can be quite high, too. When you've got kids to feed, pantry's
almost bare, it's 3 days till payday, and all you've got is a tenner,
you're not apt to spend that on salad fixings since it won't provide
that many meals. You're going to toss in your trolley the cheapest milk,
cereal, boxed mac and cheese, pasta, jar sauce, fish fingers, frozen
pizza, and hope like hell you haven't overspent because you literally
have no more money. THAT'S why poor people are fat".

Junk food is not "cheaper" than healthy food. The problem is preparation time. When you are working all day it is far more convenient to eat fast food than prepare a meal yourself. And fast foods are usually more attractive because they are high in fats. Fat is NOT unhealthy by itself. The lack of exercise to rid yourself of the calories is the problem.

I'm not so sure that this is a bad idea. To get people used to riding a bicycle and the large difference in the comfort between that and a car could make a large difference. I'm not sure that there's been enough thinking behind this though.

While riding from Sausalito to the Golden Gate Bridge with a friend whom three of us tired out a lot, we were passed by two girls sitting bolt upright and riding right past us on a 7% grade. My friend said, "I hope those are electric bikes" to which the girls said, "Of course". After getting used to riding I'm not sure that a person would want to pay for the expense of an electric bike and wouldn't revert to a standard bike. Father Brown.