Obesity in women 'as dangerous as terror threat': Extraordinary claim by health chief as she uses speech to demand condition is added to list of emergency threats. But obesity in the UK affects far more men than women. Why is she only concerned about women?

BlueCollarAristocrat · 2015-12-11T03:07:01+00:00

I think both men and women should eat healthier, exercise more, and live more active lifestyles... especially as parents who should be positive role models for their children and others in society.

That said, she's a sexist cunt to not address this issue as a societal issue instead of her bullshit gendered issue.

2015-12-11T00:41:57+00:00

This is ridiculous, I went to find put some more about her and department of health do an annual report on women's health but not men's:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

Chief Medical Officer calls for action on women’s health: 2015

Chief Medical Officer annual report 2014: women’s health

TheDude41 · 2015-12-11T08:14:15+00:00

xynomaster · 2015-12-11T00:28:26+00:00

The article actually answers that

But Dame Sally is so concerned about women because of the complication risks in pregnancy and the implications for their unborn children.

It's a bullshit answer, of course. The real answer is "because we don't care what happens to men". But still, they did attempt to address it.

SlimThugga · 2015-12-11T12:16:17+00:00

This could be interpreted either way. If she compared obesity in men to terrorism and proceeded to list things we need to do for men (but not women) so the rates go down, you'd have been just as angry. Think about it for one second.

2015-12-11T00:27:50+00:00

She is promoting blatant gender discrimination. Yet again men's health is ignored.

In the UK, 67% of men and 57% of women are either overweight or obese, according to the Global Burden of Disease study, published in the Lancet medical journal.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/29/uk-western-europe-obesity-study

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