The Fat of the Land . . .

A new survey states that Britain has become the most obese nation in Europe. We're a load of flat slobs. The average weight of a 12-year-old boy has gone up by 6.6 kilos and a 12-year-old girl by an astounding 7.4 kilos.
Daily in my place of work I see globs of fat sticking out over waistbands. To me it looks revolting. But then I am from a time when slim was the norm and fat people were looked on as abnormal, to be made out as figures of fun and derision. Not that the norm was "size zero" (whatever the hell that is) but most people had a waist that went inwards and hips that were wider than the waist.
I don't want to deride obese people. I just think of the few I have known in the past who have died far too young because their hearts have not been able to take the strain any longer.
Talk is of the Government having to do something about fast food outlets, excess drinking and eating and making our diet more healthy. For goodness sake, governments of all persuasions have been preaching - and legislating - about unhealthy foods for years. Still we, as a nation, consume.
And There is the answer.
CONSUME.
Our whole society now lives on consuming. If we didn't consume - whether it be food, gadgets, toys or almost anything - the whole fabric of our society would crumble.
While we live in the Consumer Society we will never curb our desires and live more healthy lifestyles.
So I will just have to remember the times when young girls and guys were slim and attractive - not just lumps of lard with globs of fat hanging out of their clothes.