We have to wade into the whole obesity debate on Good Morning. One of the quotes we have in our briefing is from the TVNZ site: ‘For example, we pay around $38 million in health insurance claims each year for elective surgery or treatment of heart disease and yet the incidence of heart disease for most New Zealanders is highly preventable.’
   I imagine I could quote from an earlier post on the issue, and see if the conversation goes toward corporate social responsibility. However, I have been asked to keep the stories personal—pretty hard, considering I have not eaten at McDonald’s since Sundance 2004 (thanks to Mr Spurlock’s story in Super Size Me).
   It is something I need to think about some day. My late mother was careful with my diet, though McDonald’s was permitted during my teen years. However, my high school had a PE programme, so the food went into muscle, most likely. I ate a prepared lunch on most days in my high school years, and you could not buy a lot of today’s junk food at school. We saved money this way as well. And I stayed lean.
   These days, I hear of families on welfare giving their kids money to buy junk food. It’s parental thinking that needs to change for the sake of New Zealand’s young people; and for those of us who are older, we need to make time to get the exercise we need.
   Thoughts are very welcome—I may check comments before I go on air in the morning. Posted by Jack Yan, 11:42  permalink

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