Doctors routinely suggest that we eat less and exercise more.

[davidp]

Doctors routinely suggest that we eat less and exercise more. You see the number of people who don't follow those directions, and get negative consequences as a result. Whose fault is that, the doctors??

[Bill]

In message <q434s7$kji$ [e-mail], Graham. [e-mail] writes

"There's more old dunks than there are old doctors, so I guess I'll have another round"

[Andy Bennet]

Angle grinder?

[AnthonyL]

If the doctors stopped saying it we'd all be alright so it must be their fault.

[Max Demian]

When I was much slimmer than I am now, a doctor was rather annoyed when I told her I never exercised.

Exercise may have its benefits, but weight loss isn't one of them. People with nothing better to do work out how much exercise is required to burn off the calories in one digestive biscuit.

[Bob Eager]

A friend of mine lives in the Netherlands, and cycles a lot. She isn't exactly slim, as she admits.

The doctor told her that she should lose weight, and suggested jogging or cycling. She told him she already cycled, and had cycled the previous weekend.

"Ah, but how far?" he said. She replied "Just a 250km audax"

For her holidays she spent 11 days (I think) cycling from Stuttgart to Hell in Norway.

[Roger Hayter]

People vary, and statistical results don't necessarily apply to individuals. But there is really quite good evidence that some forms of exercise have good effects on the heart and blood pressure, and also help people to lose weight out of proportion to the actual calories consumed. One can speculate how exercise has that effect, but we don't need to know the answer to know that it is beneficial to many people.

[Max Demian]

I realise that there are some benefits to exercise, but, unless you are a manual labourer or sportsman, any exercise is a "bolt-on" extra that is just a nuisance to most people.

[Paul Welsh]

The problem with exercise is that it make me hungry.

[Tim Streater]

The last time I tried anything that amounted to some exercise I ended up with superficial thrombophlebitis and could barely walk for a week.

[charles]

Hash House Harriers run to work up a thirst.

[Bob Eager]

She burns so many thousands of calories that she can eat quite a lot and still 'win'.

[davidp]

Only 5% of those who attend A.A. recover, because the other 95% don't follow the directinos, [#1 of which is "KEEP COMING BACK!", & #2 is "DON'T PICK UP THE FIRST DRINK!"]. That ain't the fault of A.A., just as when people don't follow the doctors' suggestions, it ain't the doctors' fault.

[tabbypurr]

In many cases that's quite true. Sometimes they dispense advice that is unrealistic, daft or impossible.

NT

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Drunks are rather well known for finding any reason they can to persuade themselves it's OK to carry on drinking.

[Max Demian]

Like most religions.

[whisky-dave]

Do you think there's a differnce between drunks and alcoholics.

Apart from drunks not being a medical term.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Do you need the difference explained to you?

Is this a medical group now?

[whisky-dave]

I know the differnce, an alcoholic is a medical term whether or not someone see's them as a drunk is up to the individual. Lots of alcoholics are tea-total and you won't see them drunk.

If you're gonna talk about something then you should know the terms and hopefully have some idea about what they mean.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

That is an alcoholic in recovery, Dave. Do you understand the difference?

That is laughable from you.