1. In 2006 we’ve never had more information, education or resources to help us in our battle of the bulge….. but we keep getting fatter
2. Australia has one of the fastest growing obesity rates of any country on the planet. It’s predicted that by 2050 we will have close to 100% obesity…
3. At the moment the average Aussie gains about half a kilo every year… but that’s on the rise
4. A hundred years ago the average Aussie consumed about 5lbs of sugar per year, now….180lbs per year. It’s cheap, it tastes good and it’s in almost everything.
A glass of orange juice contains about the same amount of sugar and calories as a glass of coke…healthier calories, with more nutritional value (of course) but still, watch yor intake.
5. Why are soccer ovals called ovals when they’re not? (ovals)
6. And why aren’t boxing rings called boxing squares?.. not a ring to be seen (said it would be random)
7. 85% of current gym members don’t go to the gym… good investment! Gym owners rely on the fact that people make decisions (join a gym) that they won’t follow through on.
8. Aussies spend about $2,000,000 per day on weight loss products, gadgets and gizmos while Americans spend a lazy $181,000,000 daily… maybe we need to stop buying weight loss products and get off our fat arses.
Just a thought.
9. We have lots of fat kids but we’re not allowed to call them fat. We can’t talk about it because we might hurt their feelings….. Maybe we should just be honest (not offensive or insensitive) and then we’ll actually address the problem.
Perhaps we should worry less about the emotional damage done from the odd ‘fat comment’ and concern ourselves more with the physical consequences of obesity.
Before you get offended, I was a fat kid.
10. A green banana has a Glycemic Index of about 30, while the same banana will have a GI of 70-80 when it ripens…pity green bananas taste like crap.
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