Jamie Oliver takes aim at 'fattest nation in the world'

Wonderful...

Another thread discussing how people should live their own lives.

If someone wants to be fat and die of heart disease, then by all means, let them.

I loved the one post about everyone in America feels they have a sense of entitlement. What that has to do with being fat I'm not sure. Maybe just trying to sound intelligent? But, by all means, don't let me jump in the way of another good 'Bash America' thread. Carry on...

luxpjamer wrote:

Very funny...
We have social securance in Europe because we don't spent all our money for guns and wanna-be "democratic" wars...Here in Luxemburg the government spent the most of the money in education,social care and as help for third-world Countries!! I don't want to say that we are perfect we also have to do a better job...

I got some advice for you dude. If you take everything Miller says as a joke and treat it as sarcasm...you'll live a life filled with less stress. Oh yea, you won't have to keeping to a wall either.

Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:

I got some advice for you dude. If you take everything Miller says as a joke and treat it as sarcasm...you'll live a life filled with less stress. Oh yea, you won't have to keeping to a wall either.

That's the proof that Internet is not the best way to communicate sometimes I don't recognize sarcasm (or maybe I have to refresh my English) Don't get me wrong I was not stress at all before but I think that it were better if your governement will spent more money for health, education and social securance and less for wars..but I'm surely not the only one with this point of view. You have to know that I work in a psychiatry and I'm seeing a lot of people who are poor and normaly could'nt paid the therapies if the would not have social securance...
I think we should stop because this is something else as the thread we are in

Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:

No, it's not your fault for not realizing it's sarcasm. It's not, but if you think it is, you can laugh instead of cry.

It's should be better because I'm running out of handkerchiefs....

miller8966 wrote:

Yea but we have better dental care.

Have you been to Europe?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2458242,00.html

Junk food adverts ban during children's programmes

Adverts for junk food and sugary drinks will be banned from broadcast during television programmes aimed at children under 16 and on dedicated children's channels, under proposals put forward by Ofcom today.

Regulators also recommended that new rules on the content of adverts aimed at children of a primary school age, banning celebrities and children's characters from appearing, should be introduced.

Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, conducted research into the eating and viewing habits of 11,000 people which found that television advertising has a direct effect on what children prefer to eat.

This is modest compared to factors including parental influence, school policy, food labelling and exercise, the regulator found, but it was felt that restrictions were justified as part of wider measures to be used by the Government to tackle childhood obesity.

Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive said today: "Based on the evidence and analysis we believe the case for intervention is clear. We will introduce significant but proportionate measures to protect children under 16."

The ban on adverts for foods or drinks high in fat, salt and sugar would apply to all broadcasters licensed by Ofcom based in the UK, including international broadcasters transmitting to Britain from overseas.

Ofcom estimates that this would cost broadcasters up to £39 million a year in lost revenues, falling to about £23 million as broadcasters find other advertisers over time.

It would include all children's programmes and on dedicated children's channels as well as adult programmes which attract a significantly higher than average proportion of viewers under the age of 16.

Restrictions on the content of advertisements would include banning celebrities, characters from third parties, free gifts and health or nutritional claims. The restrictions would apply equally to product sponsorship.

The regulator estimated the loss for commercial public service broadcasters, ITV, GMTV, Channel 4 and five, by imposing the ban could be up to 0.7 per cent of their total revenues.

Children's and youth orientated cable and satellite channels could lose up to 8.8 per cent of their total revenues, which dedicated children's channels could lose up to 15 per cent of total revenues.

The proposals are subject to a short consultation which is due to close before Christmas and the final determination to be given in January 2007.

Changes to rules governing the content of advertisements would take effect before the end of January, but new advertising campaigns would be allowed to broadcast until the end of June 2007.

The changes to scheduling rules preventing children under 16 from seeing adverts for junk foods and drinks would come into effect from the end of March 2007, in time for Easter.

The restrictions will be based on the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) nutrient profiling scheme. All food and drink products rated as high in fat, salt or sugar will be affected, while those below FSA threshold will be allowed to advertise.

Ofcom considered a broad range of options during the public consultation including a total ban on food and drink advertising before 9pm, which it rejected due to the high cost of lost revenues for broadcasters that could have been as high as £250 million a year.

The Government today welcomed the proposals by Ofcom with Tessa Jowell, Culture Secretary, saying they "sought to strike a balance which promotes the health of our children, but also considers the impact on our broadcasting industries, while taking a proportionate view based on the evidence of the likely impact on the range and quality of TV programmes for children."

Patricia Hewitt, Health Secretary, said: "It is not the role of government to tell people how to live their lives but the public expect government to help them make healthier choices. We want to help parents to give their children healthier food and reduce 'pester power' in shops."

However, Philip Cullum, chief executive of the National Consumer Council, said the restrictions should have gone further to include programmes like Coronation Street. He said: "This doesn't really get to the heart of the issue. They say they have taken a focus on children, but the proposals actually don't deliver that."

The prevalence of obesity in children has trebled since the 1980s, helped along by diets high fat and sugar and more sedentary lifestyles, raising fears over the future of the nation's health.

According to the Department of Health more than half of all adults in the UK are either overweight or obese - almost 24 million adults - and this figure is on the increase.

fattes nation in the world my ass.Have u ever heard of GERMANY! were they jus sit and eat chocolate and drink beer.

American's like good food.an we're proud of it.i sure could go for some homestyle cajun chicken right now!