Hooray for the UK. Not content with being just another country with steadily rising obesity one of us has only gone ahead and seized the title of the World’s Heaviest Man. Weighing in at 70 stone Paul Mason is big story in every sense. Apart from the usual outrage and outpourings of pity and disgust, [...]
Here in Fatville we have very few pleasant memories of PE lessons at school. Tripping over hockey sticks in an arctic mud-laden field wearing our less-than-flattering PE knickers did not overly enamor us of sports. Thank god some boffins at the University of Essex have finally proven that letting kids have FUN is the key to fighting [...]
It was a fixture of weekday nights on Sky One for years – 2 episodes of the Simpsons, each preceded by a short advertisement for Domino’s Pizza. The product and show were, seemingly, a perfect match. After all, the protagonist of the show – Homer – is renowned for his love of all things indulgent. [...]
According to a recent survey by the British Heart Foundation 30% of children said they can’t be bothered to exercise. Also, in findings that echo our own study, 20% of children asked said exercise is a chore and is only needed by people who were overweight. So with only one in eight of the nation’s yoof getting the right amount of exercise and the [...]