(UNIFESP) Healthy choices

How do we reduce waistlines in a country where we traditionally do not like telling individuals what to do?

By Telegraph View

22 Aug 2014

Every new piece of information about Britain’s weight problem makes for ever more depressing reading. Duncan Selbie, the Chief Executive of Public Health England, today tells us that by 2034 some six million Britons will suffer from diabetes. Of course, many people develop diabetes through no fault of their own. But Mr Selbie’s research concludes that if the levels of obesity returned to their 1994 levels, 1.7 million fewer people would suffer from the condition.

Given that fighting diabetes already drains the National Health Service (NHS) by more than £1.5 million, or 10 per cent of its budget for England, the impact upon the Treasury in 20 years’ time from unhealthy lifestyles could be catastrophic. ¹Bad health not only impacts on the individual but also on the rest of the community.

Diagnosis of the challenge is straightforward. The tougher question is what to do about reducing waistlines in a country where we traditionally do not like telling individuals what to do.

It is interesting to note that Mr Selbie does not ascribe to the Big Brother approach of ceaseless legislation and nannying. ²Rather, he is keen to promote choices – making the case passionately that people should be encouraged to embrace good health. One of his suggestions is that parents feed their children from smaller plates. That way the child can clear his or her plate, as ordered, without actually consuming too much. Like all good ideas, this is rooted in common sense.

(www.telegraph.co.uk. Adaptado.) 

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 Nas estradas brasileiras existem vários aparelhos com a finalidade de medir a velocidade dos veículos. Em uma rodovia, cuja velocidade máxima permitida é de 80 km h−1, um carro percorre a distância de 50 cm entre os dois sensores no tempo de 20 ms. De acordo com a Resolução n. 396, do Conselho Nacional de Trânsito, para vias com velocidade de até 100 km h−1, a velocidade medida pelo aparelho tem a tolerância de +7 km h−1 além da velocidade máxima permitida na via. Considere que a velocidade final registrada do carro é o valor medido descontado o valor da tolerância do aparelho.

Nesse caso, qual foi a velocidade final registrada pelo aparelho?

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