The Fattest Town In Britain: “We Send Kebabs To The Same Address Three Times A Day”
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Published 2023-08-26
The Welsh valleys, once famous for a proud mining history, steelworks and stunning scenery, has seen thousand of jobs losses since those industries were shuttered. Now it’s facing an even bigger issue - people’s expanding waistlines.
Obesity rates in the south Wales area of Blaenau Gwent are the highest in the country. Four out of five people here are overweight or obese, putting an increasing strain on the health service and making it Britain’s fattest Borough.
TalkTV visits the town with the highest percentage of obese people in the country where some of the takeaways are delivering to the same addresses up to three times a day. We speak to local residents about how this is impacting the town and if there’s anything that can be done to reverse the ever-upwardly increasing scales.
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All Comments (21)
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The irony of the guy making the Kebabs being the skinniest one in the video and all his workers being in fairly good shape 😂😂😂
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If there's no employment in the area, how can they afford to eat takeaway kebabs every day?
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When I was younger poor people were always emaciated and thin, now it’s the exact opposite
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I don't understand how people having to live on benefits can afford to pay for TAKEAWAYS
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Bless that lady who said she was feeling less lonely and fitter at the exercise class. Community is so important and human contact just as important as eating well and exercising. Keep it up hon. X
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Have you noticed that the people selling the kebabs are often thin and the people buying them are often fat ? The average weight of a Turkish man is 10kg lower than the average weight of a Welsh man. The documentary here makes out that kebabs are to blame for obesity. It's the over-consumption of sugar. If you're anybody who wants to lose 10kg like i have done, the first step for me as a sugar addict was to stop taking sugar in my tea and coffee. I stopped the consumption of sweet drinks inc. smoothies altogether. They don't mention that here and that so many supermarkets are full of aisles of crap.
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Being unemployed, helped with my diet. No money. No food. No car. No drinking. Went from 230+ lb to 190. Had to walk everywhere. I hr to the grocery store, back snd forth. Carrying 2 shopping bags. Burn a lot of calories. No gym needed.. spent all day cleaning house. Laundry, car, yard, walking dog. I'm thin and ripped.
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Who can afford to eat fast food and kebabs 3 times a day!? Even a week!?
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Well done to the women who has lost 13 stone, that’s an absolutely amazing achievement! She has added decades back onto her life.
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We studied cooking at school and home economics, I’m not sure many of these people have much of a handle on either. But one things clear: cooking your own food not just saves you money, it means you’re in control of what’s going into you. I think that’s what’s missing here.
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The lady that lost 13 stone, way to go!!! You ROCK!!!!!! Love from Washington USA!!!!❤❤
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Feels like UK is rapidly loosing it's wealth and health
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I think a lot of people eat fast food for dopamine. When youve no money and nothing to do, eating food that tastes good and feels like a treat can make you feel temporarily better.
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I worked as a doctor in Gwent area for a year. I didn’t understand at first how a rural area could have so many hospitals but it became very clear how unhealthy the population is. Even in the hospital, I had a major culture shock ( as someone from south England) that every meal was served with chips, be it on the ward or cafeteria. Curry + rice. And chips. Roast beef + roast potatoes. With CHIPS. No one there thought it was weird? I was the weirdo for not wanting chips with my chilli con carne with rice. Like, help me, why??? Edit: by chips I mean thick cut “fries” imagine chunks of potatoes deep fried in the fish and chips shop. Edit x2: I would sometimes get charged child bus tickets because I’m a 50kg 5’4 woman. My consultant said the only time people here are slim is when they’re in school so the bus driver didn’t even bother to take a good look. Wild.
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NOPE. Restaurants aren’t causing anything. If you chose to eat it, it’s on you. Always trying to blame someone else is disgusting
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Rachel is an articulate intelligent young woman, a pleasure to listen to. Very sorry about her Father.
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The thing is, a good kebab is not necessarily unhealthy at all, but three times a day, with a ton of chips of course? Yeah.
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As a Spaniard it would be torture to eat fast food every day, here in the restaurants we have "menus of the day" at affordable prices, two traditional dishes, real bread, dessert that can be fruit, a drink, beer, wine, water or a soft drink and coffee for 12 to 15 euros, but it is very tiring to eat out every day, everyone goes home to eat when they can.
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Wow, this looks like the US. And I'm American so no shade. We have a serious obesity problem here. Processed food, everything has sugar and corn syrup.
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I realize what I'm going to say is controversial and may trigger some people, but eating meat doesn't make you fat. It's all of the carbohydrates and sugar that make you fat. You can only eat so much meat and you'll reach satiety (the feeling of being full).
