St Patrick's Day is NOT St Fatricks Day?
Just think about it. Every other holiday
is fat centric. Let's start with Christmas. The very symbol of Christmas
is a big fat man who goes house to house eating milk and cookies.
Christmas season is glutton season. Christmas is a feast. Before
Christmas we have Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day where greedy
gluttons gorged themselves on turkey dinners. Halloween is another
wonderful holiday loaded with obesogenic treats. Valentine's Day,
secretaries day, Mother's Day, Fourth of July and even birthdays are
food centric days. One day that is totally fat phobic and food phobic is
St. Patrick's Day. Corned beef, cabbage and carrots are what skinny
people eat. Cabbage has so much fiber that is presently contains no net
calories. Sure, you can drink a lot of beer and down a few Irish coffees
but overall, when it comes to gluttony, St. Patrick's Day disappoints.
Even if someone is as Irish his Paddy's pig if they are not as fat as
that pig then what's the point?
Paddy's Pig |
The Irish were portrayed in the press as peasants who wore shabby
clothing and carried a clay pipe. They were lazy, drunk and resistant to
authority. “Paddy” was the generic term given to this character. Hense the terms Paddy's Pig and Paddy Wagon.
Is Ireland a fat phobic country? One may
think so. Are there any good Irish foods? I can't think of any. Other
than Rosie O'Donnell how many fat Irishman are there?
There is hope, Ireland is quickly catching up to America when it comes to obesity. Will Ireland ever surpass the United States for gluttony or obesity? That would be unlikely but the Irish are beginning do embrace gluttony and obesity at a very exciting rate. Yes! Obesity levels in Ireland have risen dramatically in the last 20 years. In 1990, only one in 10 Irish men were obese; that figure is now officially put at one in four. In the same period, obesity in women has risen from 13% to 21%, according to the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (IUNA).
There is hope, Ireland is quickly catching up to America when it comes to obesity. Will Ireland ever surpass the United States for gluttony or obesity? That would be unlikely but the Irish are beginning do embrace gluttony and obesity at a very exciting rate. Yes! Obesity levels in Ireland have risen dramatically in the last 20 years. In 1990, only one in 10 Irish men were obese; that figure is now officially put at one in four. In the same period, obesity in women has risen from 13% to 21%, according to the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (IUNA).
Ironically, the effect of the
Government’s recent reduction of VAT rates on certain items means that
junk food is now cheaper than ever, representing the double blow of a
loss to the Exchequer in VAT revenues and an even greater financial
burden of future ill health arising from continued chronic
overconsumption of cheap processed foods that are high in fats, sugars
and salt.
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