s Santa Claus a Public Health Menace?
Posted by Staff on December 24, 2009
Is Santa Claus a Public Health MenaceToday, it is being asked if Santa Claus is a public health menace. It has been suggested that his image needs a huge makeover. For many years, a health expert says the jolly big man is just too big to be a good role model for children. It is thought that Santa eats too much and does not exercise enough. The man with the long white beard and over-sized suit (for his over sized belly) is not health conscious, putting him at risk for many health concerns. There is no getting around it. Santa is obese and this places him in a risk group for diabetes and other illnesses related to obesity.
Santa Claus is seen as a medical nightmare because he is overweight, hardly seen walking while always being pulled by reindeer, and many times seen smoking his pipe. An expert at the Nathan Grills of Monash University in Australia says our Christmas icon should get rid of his sleigh and start riding a bicycle or walking. It is believed that the Santa that sits by the fire eating cookies and drinking while smoking a pipe are long gone. Experts believe that this image is just too unhealthy for our youth today; it is time for Santa to become healthier by losing losing the belly and start living a healthier life stye.