A CRUISE WITH THE OBESE

A CRUISE WITH THE OBESE

I am writing this article cruising from The Caribbean to The River Amazon Brazil.
Cruising is big business these days and it is a growth market.
As we cruise towards the River Amazon, it gives me the opportunity to observe my fellow passengers.

Here are my observational comments -

Most of the passengers are from the age groups 50,60,70,80.
There are no young people and no children.

I estimate that 50% of the women are obese with a large proportion morbid obese.
The women have large waistlines - perhaps about 45 BMI.
They have huge hips, huge bottoms, large arms and legs.
They shuffle along, many with walking sticks.
Some look like Beatles with round bodies and small legs.
They look awful.

The men are about 40% obese. They look similar to the women with big pot bellies, large posteriors, BMI over 40,
thick legs and they too look awful.

How did these people allow themselves to get like this ?

No wonder, the NHS have to cope with Diabetes, Heart attacks, just to name a few examples of illnesses directly related to obesity.

Let us face up to a truth about these Men and Women.
They could not care less.
They have lost their pride in their appearance. They do not exercise. They eat too much. They stuff themselves with the wrong foods and drinks.
We must stop trying to feel sorry for these gluttons, for that is what they are. They need to be shamed !
Yes, I accept that we live in a free speech era and free will.
However, these gluttons are causing the NHS massive problems and costing Society £Millions.

Free Healthcare should be conditional on Individual Health Reviews where people who are Obese must show signs of improvement over a set timetable.
They will be given a Dietary Programme to follow.
They will be given counselling. They will be given encouragement.
But, they must be told that they cannot continue to remain so unhealthy with excessive BMI.

This Policy might work bu t what else can we do to reduce the high levels of obesity in Society ?
For years we have tried encouragement. Perhaps now we need to try another approach to deal with these obese people.

Have you got any better ideas ?