Obesity – the killer disease of Britain

Officials of Public Health England have warned that obesity is fast becoming a killer disease and that lack of exercise is as dangerous as smoking and is directly to blame for one in six deaths in Britain dailymail.co.uk.

In fact, the situation in the UK is worse than America for inactivity – it seems half of women and a third of men move about so little in their daily lives that they are exposing themselves to diseases ever earlier in life. This sedentary lifestyles are not only causing obesity – they are directly responsible for a vast range of illnesses like muscle and joint complaints, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, dementia, stroke and also type 2 diabetes.
Lack of exercise is evident from the fact that 63 per cent of adults do not take the recommended amount of exercise of two and a half hours over the course of a week. In comparison, this lack of exercise is 18 per cent in the Netherlands, 28 per cent in Germany, 33 per cent in France and 41 per cent in the US.

Officials have suggested that people could do simple exercises like cycling to the shops, gardening at the weekend or taking the stairs rather than the lift to check obesity.

Belgian rapist-murderer in jail for last 30-years granted euthanasia

Frank Van Den Bleeken is a Belgian man, now in his 50s, has been convicted of rape and murder and has been in prison for the last 30-years. But, since Belgium does not have any death penalty, the convict is being put to euthanasia nzherald.co.nz.
The authorities have granted his request for assisted suicide who admits that he is a menace to society and cannot live knowing that because he cannot control his sexual urges. This has been informed by his lawyer.
He had been found guilty of murder and rape in a number of cases, and he now wishes to die because he has no viable treatment options left.
Belgium's justice minister approved the transfer of the individual to a hospital for euthanasia after doctors agreed that his mental condition was incurable – he would thus become the first detainee in Belgium to be put to death for psychiatric reasons.
Belgium has agreed to euthanasia since 2002 for the terminally ill, however, the vast majority of cases involve physical illnesses.
Even though Belgium has one of the broadest euthanasia laws in the world, this decision is raising eyebrows because some feel this is proof of a failing justice and health system.
Incidentally, Euthanasia requests in Belgium have seen a rise soaring from 1,400 in 2012 to 1,800 last year. Most of those who opt for it suffer from cancer or psychological disorders apart from patients with Alzheimer's, Huntington's, dementia and psychosis.
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