[Margaret Pilkington]

I took your point Less, but it still sounds like a 'value judgement' to me.
Without knowing those that you consider to be 'lazy fat slobs' you cannot make that comment/observation without it being a generalisation.

Food is not unhealthy unless you over indulge in it.
I think we must also feel cynical about the experts as these are the ones which helped create the current situation by telling us that certain foods are bad for us...They have been proved wrong.

I also wonder about the chemical additives that have found their way into foods over the years.
Maybe they have some kind of depressing effect on the bodys' appestat (that is the mechanism which tells you to stop eating because you are full)....or maybe there are some environmental factors which have affected the appestat.

Another undeniable factor is that children do not 'play out' from sun up to sun down....they do not play skipping games, they do not play hop scotch or Tag....all the busy active pursuits that punctuated our childhoods.
Instead they are in their rooms holding onto media consoles....burning out their brains but burning no calories.

So Less, I agree with you...I want authorities to stop meddling in my ability to make choices...after all, I didn't get to be an irascible old bird without being able to look after myself.