PEOPLE are being “hypnotised” into eating junk food, according to a leading weight loss expert.
Asked about tackling the obesity crisis, weight loss coach Steve Miller told GB News: “I think we start with confectionery. I think we just keep it simple. We need to use common sense.
“We don’t go into all sorts of granular detail of what’s in the food, if there is an item of food that is high in calories then it is likely to make you fat.
“And let’s remember being too fat means you’re probably, potentially going to get cancer or die of heart attack
“It gets people to think twice. We have hypnotised this nation to eat junk food, we need to re-hypnotise them to eat healthily.”
He added: “The UK is forecast to be the fattest country in Europe by 2033.
“We then have estimated the cost to the country of obesity of around £50 billion. We have got to do something.
“I believe that these warning signs are a good proactive step to move us forward to get us to stop and to look and listen when it comes to what we’re putting in our mouths or what we are swallowing, I really do.
“We have to remember that the research tells us this works really well, with cigarettes as well in terms of helping people to kick the habit.”
“Everyone I’ve worked with over the last 20 years, I have found that a balance of being straight and direct with them, as well as giving them an arm around the shoulder when they need it, works best in this country.
“What we’ve decided to do is mollycoddle people and be so worried we are fat shaming people.
“I lost weight using the 80/20 principle, well 20% of anything I fancy, and also using hypnosis which is an incredibly powerful tool, also to start nurturing food rather than just shovelling everything in my mouth.”
“It’s a complex problem and being too fat means that we are putting ourselves at risk of certain cancers. We’re putting ourselves at risk of heart disease. We’re putting ourselves at risk of type two diabetes, etc.
“And when it comes to talking about the realities of being too fat, we have become too soft. We’re not being honest with people because of the fear of being called a fat shamer.
“I say this, it’s not fun shaming, it’s life-saving, and that’s why we’ve got to be more direct. And that’s why these warnings must be implemented.”
