We're all a bunch of fatties

I've just read this BBC article that claims 1.2million Scots are abdominally obese. It says a lot that I wasn't overly surprised; after all, you get many people who are clinicallly obese who appear perfectly in shape.

However, then I read the detail. Abdominally obese equates to a waistline of more than 40 inches if you're a bloke and 35 inches if you're a woman. That's incredible! There's nothing wrong with being a bit tubby of course but these sizes are remarkable and to think 1.2million people boast them.


This posting of course comes with the caveat that losing weight must be a horrific battle for many but Scotland's diet and lack of exercise must be made a priority by the SNP administration. I'm no advocate of the nanny state but such an unhealthy nation cannot prosper for long.


(I feel I have to say though that I wrote this entry while tucking into a rather large Iced Ginger. So let me take the first of the ten steps, "My name is Jeff, and I eat like a pig")