'English' diet will save those in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland

Oh sorry - forgot to do the thing to the link which makes you able to click on it www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15561501

Let's see now. Em, Annobel, supernana, *Bagitha (sort of scotch). Look forward to your comments. (Not forgetting the Welsh grannies!)

Me, I agree with it. Definitely.

Leave me out of it. I haven't lived in Scotland since 1965. And in any case, I think my sister who does live there has at least as healthy a diet as I do.

So lets see what have we got thats so healthy
fish and chips
pie and chips
scampi and chips
steak and chips
kebab and chips
fried chicken and chips
sausage and chips

and of course we dont have obesity or heart disease and diabetes in England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweeping generalisations as usual. No comments about class, level of affluence in certain pockets of England and so on........ If they compared some deprived areas in England with the rest of the UK, my guess is the stats would be similar.

What a load of rubbish,we are a pretty unhealthy lot all over Britain, where do they get these statistics from. It's enough to make you reach for a deep fried mars bar! (previosly mentioned on another thread)

See susieB's comment jinglej! I am aware of a thread which offers wonderful support for grans who are trying to lose weight and as far as I can see it isn't overwhelmed by the Scots among us. However you may choose to interpret that as proof that we are all overweight and just don't care. Strange concept, isn't it, that virtually everything changes for better or worse, at the border?

I have never had a deep fried Mars bar, but would love to. Does anyone know where I can get one in the Greater Manchester/Cheshire area?

See susieB's comment jinglej! I am aware of a thread which offers wonderful support for grans who are trying to lose weight and as far as I can see it isn't overwhelmed by the Scots among us. However you may choose to interpret that as proof that we are all overweight and just don't care. Strange concept, isn't it, that virtually everything changes for better or worse, at the border?

Ooops, sorry! Blame a temperamental lap top! Sorry to disappoint Carol but I have never had a deep-fried Mars bar and haven't a clue where to buy one.

em

How did you manage that 'double-helping' em??

carol . If I see any deep fried Mars Bars in our area - I think we must live quite near each other - I will let you know right away. But don't get your hopes up...

Thanks Annobel. I never buy Mars Bars, but every time I see deep fried ones mentioned, my curiosity is aroused x

Rubbish from Auntie Beeb? Surely not! [HUGE sarc emoticon]

Better follow the snorting with a proper comment, I suppose! carol has said it already: if they compared like with like, I don't suppose there's be a statistically (or otherwise) significant difference between English people on poor diets and non-English people (or at least people not living in England) on poor diets.

Am I alone in thinking there has been a bit of an increase in xenophobic remarks in the media lately?

I never eat a Mars bar not even a deep fried one. Am I missing something here?

susiecb you left out my favourite :
egg and chip's

ooo now egg and chips I do like if they are big fat home made chips - for a big fat home made me. No no I am on slimming world diet and trying hard to get to Xmas- the food I can do the drink is harder.

Ooooh yes Charlotta!!! Mmmmmm!

Sigh....... (because the best things make you fat)






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Dunno how that happened. Computer got life of its own!

Wpuld add - not deep fried though. Eeurgh!

Deep fried Mars Bars? I seem to remember Bagitha waxing lyrical about them on another, earlier thread. .

Mmm. I did. Yes, you're missing something, charlotta . Don't take that the wrong way! I don't actually think it was deep fried, just fried with a thin coating of soft batter, a scoop of chocolate ice-cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and it was in central Glasgow, and it was delicious, and that was a surprise, especially as I'm not really a pudding person. And the friend I shared it with is also healthy (because she eats healthily, as I do) and not in the least bit overweight, and neither am I. We just felt we had some myth-busting to do so we did it. Great fun!