August brought us riots and the depressing news that half of the UK could be obese by 2030. For the riots we suspect that greed, lawlessness / lack of discipline and a ‘broken society’ are the causes. Could it be the same factors that lead to obesity?
From my Petite Perspective I would put the cause as low self-esteem. The expectation of ‘all our school leavers going to university’ or us being ‘a size zero’ is just too high whilst everyday people are constantly reminded of these, and other ideals on the TV, in magazines, newspapers on the internet,.....and become wannabe’s and wannahave’s as they become frustrated with their own lives.
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