obesity amongst older Aussies

 

Maybe a wake up call for many of us...I know I have listened and am trying to lose weight and make wiser choices in what I eat and drink.

I have retyped from a government report.

Older Australians—people aged 55 years and over—are being strongly caught up in the national obesity epidemic.
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 The number of obese older Australians is now approaching 1 million,
which represents more than one in five of our senior people and
 their number has trebled over the past 20 years, due to the combined effect of an ageing poplulation and the obesity epidemic.

 These older Australians are about 6–7 kg heavier on average than their counterparts were 20 years ago.


 Even Australians in their 50s and 60s are gaining weight as they gain years, at least into their mid-70's
at least into their mid-70s.


 Obese older Australians are at greater risk of ill health from chronic
diseases, disability and social impairment. Their increasing number has implications for health care costs, for carers and their wellbeing and for aged care service.
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yes - just look at Davey - classic obese pensioner :)

 

Its harder to exercise as you get older. So everthing turns to fat.

i'm lucky my knees still hold up, so can get plenty of execise to maintain my 31 inch waist

I would like to know how you think that you know my stats?

You see me dressed for a British winter wearing 6 layers of gear to keep warm.

You are a stupid thickhead.

You have to wear six layers so no one can detect the lack of a bulge down below or the two large bulges at the top!!

Well dwarf you only gave Snowhite a small dent and we believe you are infact female called Fleur so it must have been your finger.

Are you saying that snow white is not hetero?

BMI Calculator

Measure your Waist

Links From Heart Foundation

BMI is 21. All good

BMI 17 , underweight

My  BMI is 20 and I exercise and watch  what I eat, but having read this I wonder if I'm doing too much:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/274624.php

Should I be eating more pecan pie with tons of cream and chocolate!

Heard on the news tonight that obesity has become our most costly health problem accounting for 1 in every 6 hospitalisations for related conditions.

Here you go Micha be my guest

 

Gee thanks mate, but I don't want to ruin my six packs

Did it help him to lose weight Abby? Such a drastic measure for weight loss!

No but he is growing tits ..............just look

So that's what you are hiding under the cloak !!! It's all right mate your secret is safe with us. Sympathy for the missus though.

Thats how Micha reduced his BMI to 20 .. no more bragging about dragging :)

Snow White knows all Dopey's secrets

Of course you do snow white,we went at the same time to get yours and mine done. What a day!

Sorry Image result for smiley sniff

Have sad news for you - I was only along for a joy ride ....thought if you got knackered you might turn into that nice Fleur that we so miss so much on this site... but no such luck ..ony wound up with a Dopey Eunoch.

From what I understand Fleur would never have such a person as you as a "friend" cyber or anywhere else. She is a very classy lady indeed and chooses her friends very carefully. So dream on snow white and rest assured that Fleur would never scrape the bottom of the barrel.

You just wait till my friend Fleur comes back ... she will clean you up good and proper.

That's why we all love Fleur in our family. We're off today to spend time with her equally beautiful family. Try and stay off the nastiness for a weekend, who knows it might become a habit.

Can't Fleur have plastic surgery, then she'll have a half decent face to go with all her pretty intangible assets

Image result for images of old womenneed some plastic surgery soloman??

As we get older there is a higher chance of health problems.
A dietitian told me that it is better for older people to be a little overweight (not obese) as they can lose weight when ill.

You are quite right in that regard Gerry

I think the measurement is a lot better indicator than BMI which does not take into account bone density and muscle which could lead you into an unhealthy perception

Yes, that is correct Gerry but looking round at my local shopping centre there are a great many who have more than enough to hold them in good stead if they get ill.

It is the weight round the middle which is the main problem from what I see.

People will always get some illness or other, that's a given. However, the healthier one is during their lifetime the better equipped they are to cope should they be struck down with a disease or following an operation.

All the BMI stuff comes from actuarial studies - a retro comparison of events like death or illness and your weight, so the stats are based on huge numbers confering reliability but do not link it to specific causes. Normal range is 20-25, but for people aged >70 the BMI range increases to 22-27. BMI=weight (kg) divided by ht x ht (in metres). Obesity is BMI.30, 'severe' obesity BMI >35

So, when you get older it's actually more important to avoid over thinness and  of less concern to be somewhat overweight.

Thanks  Kopernicus

Tha info is spot on

As we age, our quality of life diminishes....aches and pains all over, sex loses its appeal, for many, travel is no longer an option etc. What joy do we get from life in our "sunset" years? For many of us, great food is the last fronier of enjoyment of life. Personally, I hope I give all my pall bearers a hernia.

Ouch!!! Kfc :)

If that is what we have to look forward to ??

Think I'll give the Sunset years a miss LOL

So you are loved for the U-beaut bloke you are my friend kfc.

SEX loses it's appeal says monkey man..............you have to be joking....just ask my mrs.

You may give your pall bearers aids because that started with humans mating with monkeys like you.

......you have to be joking....just ask my mrs.

We did and she burst into tears (not from happiness)

You are going the right way to be sent to Coventry.

Coventry cathedral is beautiful, but being cold shouldered by you would be beautiful too "macho" man

Dwarfism is a freaky querk of nature and they don't live for long. BYE

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