How mutton flaps (???) are killing Tonga

January 27 2016 by in The obesity epidemic

This is possibly the worst thing ever written about obesity. It’s about the most obese country on earth and written by a journalist in the most obese country of Europe. And all it does is promote the mistaken ideas that got them into this mess.

Don’t read it. Or read it and laugh. And cry.

BBC: How Mutton Flaps Are Killing Tonga

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murray
January 27 2016
Good grief. They buried this smoking gun in the middle of the article.
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And then there are fizzy drinks.

"You have to understand that in Tonga we are catching up," says Lepaola Vaea, deputy Chief Executive at the Ministry of Revenue and Customs.

"We used to watch American movies and TV shows and everyone was drinking soda. We sat there and thought, 'Wow, I would love to drink soda and we're poor because we're drinking water.' But now everyone's drinking water and we are drinking soda!"
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Kevin
January 27 2016
Also, as I understand things, meat from New Zealand is predominantly - if not 100% - pasture-fed. So, cheap, fatty cuts of pastured sheep are apparently a "problem"? How can I get *my* hands on some of this "problem"?
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Lonneke
January 27 2016
Yummy! Stuffed Lamb Flaps are one of my family's favourites. Over consumption of any fatty meats will cause weight gain > IR > T2D. Throw soft drinks into the mix and it's a disaster waiting to happen.

It's unfortunate when remote communites rely on imported/inferior products at huge expense when they should be encouraged to enjoy there traditional and naturally available wholefoods.

Big food advertising strikes again!!

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Elena
January 28 2016
Kevin, I was thinking the same thing lol. Can someone throw some cheap Australian grass-fed mutton flaps my way? I love Australian lamb, but in the US we usually have only more expensive cuts like lamb chops and lamb roasts.
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Anneke
January 28 2016
So what else do they eat and drink apart from mutton flaps and fizzy drinks?
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BobM
January 28 2016
Lonneke, by eating the fattiest meats and keeping my fat content as high as I can per day, I've lost about 50 pounds. Moreover, I've dramatically reduced my insulin resistance. Fatty meats aren't the problem.
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Bruna
December 1 2016
They blame the fat alone, when the problem is the combined consumption of high fat and high sugar.
They eat all sorts of sugary crap and to top it off they eat high fat too.
Fat is always the one to blame, isn't it?

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