observer Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Been a few TV progs about the eating habits of previous generations - when did we eat a healthy diet? EG: during WW2 we were rationed in most items with the exeption of vegetables, and obesity levels were a `lot lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Bread and vegetables, plus lots of red meat were the staple diet for centuries Obs ............... difference then than nowadays is that folk did hard physical work and thus 'wore off' any excess calories they 'might' have consumed ! lard, tallow and all other solid animal fats were present in large amounts in the diet but were burned off, nowadays because very few do 'hard physical labour' any fats like this stay on !! the introduction of sugar in the 16th century and its 'vast' use in everything nowadays doesn't help either, many skeletons that are excavated from centuries ago have far better teeth in them than most people today .......... again the old saying 'have we advanced' ? There's actually recorded evidence of the food that was issued to archers etc from the medieval period when on campaigns, the bulk of which was bread, meat and plenty of ale !!!! but lets not forget that they 'walked' miles to reach their destination ! most people now won't walk 100 yards (or metres if you're under 30 ) to the shops. I think it can be assumed that 'bone idleness' has a lot to do with it nowadays AND, don't forget there were no spuds until the late 16th century, so 'chip butties' weren't heard of !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Do schools still do compulsory PT in the morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Not as much as we had to do ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 mens sana incorpore sano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Sensu stricto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Continueing the thoughts on historic diets; how did stone-age folk know what a balanced diet was; assuming they had a choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 They didn't really have a choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Exactly, BUT you'd have thought their Chief would be promoting a healthy diet within the tribe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I very much doubt if that was high on his agenda ....... don't you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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P J Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Continueing the thoughts on historic diets; how did stone-age folk know what a balanced diet was; assuming they had a choice? If they had the same amount of food in each hand it was balanced perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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