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What a way to motivate, not

polksaladallie — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:10:39 GMT

HE CERTAINLY doesn’t beat around the bush.

The head of the Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) has slammed residents of the Sunshine State, saying they’re too fat and drink too much, as the group lobbies for health reforms ahead of the state election later this month.

Dr Rudd also said unhealthy meals at school tuckshops should also be scrapped to prevent the next generation developing poor diet habits.

“The school tuckshops are supposed to be healthy places, but the reality is, they (aren’t).”

“We’ve all seen tuckshop ladies and there’s a reason why they’ve got tuckshop arms.”

Apart from being too fat, Queenslanders also drank too much, Dr Rudd said.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/queensland-facing-obesity-state-of-emergency-says-head-of-australian-medical-association-queensland/story-fneuz9ev-1227185745091

He has since apologised for the "tuckshop arms" remark.

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2106greencat — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:12:39 GMT

Sunny Coast resident

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lind9650 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:27:07 GMT

He called a spade a spade. Unfortunately not everyone can swallow the truth.

The Magazines for the last few years have been full of articles about large people having lost a lot of wheight and healthy eating and excercise, so why do we still have so many adults and cildren with wheight problems?

Erica

Re: What a way to motivate, not

aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:33:36 GMT

Because we eat too much, drink to much, have far to much sugar in our diet and don't exercise as much !

Just my HO.

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icyfroth — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:13:38 GMT

@aps1080 wrote:

Because we eat too much, drink to much, have far to much sugar in our diet and don't exercise as much !

Just my HO.

Yeah we can't actually SAY that because some people might be offended.

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aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:17:20 GMT

I'll coat it with some sugar to make it more palatable ! LOL

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cherry*135 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:24:05 GMT

He could have expressed that more eloquently and with less exaggeration.

Has he been near any schools lately?

“We’ve all seen tuckshop ladies and there’s a reason why they’ve got tuckshop arms.”

Re: What a way to motivate, not

aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:25:45 GMT

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Re: What a way to motivate, not

polksaladallie — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:25:50 GMT

Doctors and others are supposed to motivate, not blame and humiliate.

Those sentiments will have the opposite effect on the very people who need advice and incentives.

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***super_nova*** — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:26:37 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
@aps1080 wrote:

Because we eat too much, drink to much, have far to much sugar in our diet and don't exercise as much !

Just my HO.

Yeah we can't actually SAY that because some people might be offended.

People should not get offended when uncomfortable truth is said because something needs to be done. Overweight people often complain that they are discriminated against and judged etc. The fact is that overweight people put lots of stress on our medical services. Something has to be done for their sake and for the sake of their children, who have increased chance to be also obese.

There is a big difference between being nasty and insulting just for sake of it, which is unacceptable, and constructive criticism.

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aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:30:33 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
Doctors and others are supposed to motivate, not blame and humiliate.

Those sentiments will have the opposite effect on the very people who need advice and incentives.

Don't disagree with you but sometimes a spade needs to be called a spade and put in BIG letters.

I am a prime example of "Because we eat too much, drink to much, have far to much sugar in our diet and don't exercise as much !"

The ONLY way the message gets through to me is when my GF is as blunt as this doctor.

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cherry*135 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:36:01 GMT

I know it was posted he apologised for the following comment, but it is unjustified and a gross generalisation. Makes you wonder about people who make comments like this publicly.

"“We’ve all seen tuckshop ladies and there’s a reason why they’ve got tuckshop arms.”

A skilled doctor with good communication skills doesn't need to be that blunt ( especially to the point of rudeness) to get their message across to patients.

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punch*drunk — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:46:34 GMT

But a quick look around shows the message is not getting through.

A bit of bluntness never goes astray. I also think doctors should stop prescribing so many meds and start prescribing more diet and exercise.

I'd like to see some kind of fat tax imposed on take away shops too.

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aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:49:48 GMT

@punch*drunk wrote:
But a quick look around shows the message is not getting through.

A bit of bluntness never goes astray. I also think doctors should stop prescribing so many meds and start prescribing more diet and exercise.

I'd like to see some kind of fat tax imposed on take away shops too.

No.

Who was that cook who change the British culture in tuck shops ?

Anyway, he did a damn good job.

I think it's motivation. I hate walking, will only walk if I take the dog out or am hunting, and then I will walk miles and miles.

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punch*drunk — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:55:12 GMT

Jamie Oliver....he also exposed maccas for treating their meat with pink slime.....blerk. Lucky our food standards are a bit higher here in Australia and they werent using it here.

I enjoy a walk, but cant get motivated unless someone will come with me. I usually do a 5km lap around the block, sometimes twice when I'm feeling really energetic.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:02:26 GMT

my biggest problem is this computer 😞

I think the tuck shop arms is a bit unfair. My sister isn't fat but she has those flappy arms, drives her nuts, our grandmother had them too. I'm about 20 kgs over weight and I don't have the flappy arms.

The more I think about dieting and losing weight and getting off my **bleep** the more I get the compulsion to stuff food (junk) in my mouth

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lloydslights — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:07:52 GMT

Did about 6 months of tuckshop duty about 30 years ago.

Can one have "pert" tuckshop arms? I've got them.

DEB

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*mrgrizz* — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:09:45 GMT

the problems of the modern world.

never used to be an issue when you needed to hunt and gather your own food

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aps1080 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:13:49 GMT

@*mrgrizz* wrote:
the problems of the modern world.
never used to be an issue when you needed to hunt and gather your own food

We get jumped on when we mention hunting and gathering food.

The Aboriginie I stay with, she is an awesome hunter gatherer and most others her age are overweight,

she is still thin, slim and fit BECAUSE she walks everywhere and doesn't suffer from "Toyota desease".

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lloydslights — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:15:18 GMT

@*mrgrizz* wrote:
the problems of the modern world.
never used to be an issue when you needed to hunt and gather your own food

.....and you weren't near the fridge when out gathering/hunting;.

DEB