Perceptions of 'healthy' or 'overweight' are really skewed by the area you live in?

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I'm sure I'll get roasted for this, but here goes anyway...

I live in an area of London where pretty much nobody is 'overweight.' Particularly young people.

Last night, in Wembley Stadium (Harry Styles concert), the ONLY food available was chicken and chips or doughnuts. That's it. And - I know this will sound very judgemental - but I'd say about 7 / 10 people were quite 'overweight,' but all walking around in tiny shorts and cropped tops, etc (I know this is the vibe at this kind of event). It made me wonder if this is 'normal' for young people, on a national level? I know it sounds judgemental, but AIBU? Are most teens overweight where you live?

If we're counting tea and coffee as eating plants, as well as the teaspoon of fennel seeds etc in our curry then I'm probably up to 85 as well!

I have taken up knitting in the evening, cut down massively on the snacking!

You only have to read the WLI board to see that many on these medications haven’t overhauled their nutrition; they just eat smaller portions of junk food. Exercise is non existent or postponed until they’ve lost all the weight, and where is the motivation to maintain exercise when the primary objective disappears? Fast food and ultra-processed foods are here to stay. As WLI medications become more affordable and available in tablet form, I’m sure there will be many people that maintain sedentary lifestyles and poor diets, relying on a daily pill to offset the health consequences.

Even if this was true, what’s your point? Someone on WLI still eating junk but in smaller amounts who is not overweight is going to be lower risk for diet related illnesses than someone overweight with an even bigger diet of junk food.

I come from quite an affluent area so
rarely see overweight people.

We once went to a huge campsite in Cornwall and I couldn't get over the amount of overweight people. I thought it was some kind of weight watchers convention at first. (It wasn't). But I realised I'd been living in a bubble and saw first hand the obesity crisis amongst a certain demographic.

I have access to surveillance and registry data that are not in the public domain through my work. HTH

That's my observation as well. I travel a lot, UK is the fattest country by far, Germany is probably the next, but the gap with e.g. France and Spain is shocking. If you see a large than local average person in Med and listen them speaking, it's nearly certain to be English or American

They've reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease and a host of other conditions as well as potentially increasing the number of healthy life years they will live - that's fantastic.

How, if they’re still not getting proper nutrition?

Just why do you care if someone is wearing an outfit you deem unflattering? No one is forcing you to wear a crop top and shorts

They will notice signs of nutritional deficiencies which can be managed and that provides an opportunity for education as well.

I would imagine by simply not being obese or significantly overweight, they're taking strain off their joints, heart and lungs, and reducing their odds of high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes regardless?

These drugs are a temporary chemical scaffold and do nothing to prevent nutritional deficiencies, and muscle and bone loss, but hey that’s ok, I’m sure they’ll be another pill to take to offset that.

So do you think there is an obesity epidemic or a nutritional deficiency epidemic? :s

Teens in my area are mostly an average weight, with some above that and some below that. Same for the adults really.

I very rarely see this kind of rigidity of thinking outside of Mumsnet. It's such a strange phenomenon.

These drugs are not for short-term use only for many people. You're showing an astounding level of ignorance. Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease and should be managed as such, as are other chronic diseases.

What on earth are you on about, OP?

Here are the dining options, including Thai, Greek, Indian, Sushi and many others.

www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/wembley/food-and-drink

This is basically a thread to smirk and sneer at overweight girls daring to wear cool clothes in this heat. At least own it.

Seriously, give your head a shake.

Who is saying “they’re” not getting proper nutrition, the pp who has raised it seems to have determined that from her own survey of MN posts.

I don't purport to know anything about you - It's not a personal attack to completely disagree with your proposed solutions and explain why.

It's related to wealth not area. You don't see many overweight people in Chelsea pop over to Croydon and it's a different story. Access to food and money to buy healthy food is key. Plus money for fitness, weight management etc