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Sugars are carbs......certainly included in any comments about refined carbs. The amount in some 'energy' drinks is horrendous....

This explains it quite well. The old staples are typically unrefined......it's the nutritional quality, and quantity (both in terms of % of modern diet, and portion size) of this stuff that's the issue...

For me, 'anti carbohydrate' is too strong. It's more about the massive amount of refined carbs consumed which I think is the primary cause of obesity. Balanced, healthy diet will contain carbs.....

'snap'..... I also know that I could easily slip back into bad habits. I have days when willpower goes completely and I eat far too much crap. It wouldn't take much for these days to turn into weeks and months - the temptation and opportunity is always there. Discovering running in my mid 30s...

Oversupply of very cheap (bad) food and drink, largely refined carbohydrates. Larger portions (super-size for 30p Sir ? Bargain, why not !), far more sedentary jobs and lifestyles, energy saving devices, drive everywhere etc etc p. We tend (and can) eat what we want now as food is in relative...

Type of food eaten as well as amount is a major contributory factor I reckon - way too much refined carbohydrate. Body can only store 2 hours worth of glycogen, the rest gets stored as fat. Reduce potatoes, pasta, bread and sugar.....

Well, for me in my village : Very few were driven the 500 yards or so to school in a 4x4 'Games' was compulsory and a couple of times a week, and included cross country After school we played football and cricket, or generally arsed about outside, no tv, xbox or pc Bikes were our prized...