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Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I would have thought in 25 years time, the UK population would look considerably darker

Date: Dec 13 5:29 PM, 2024

That’s me now never mind in 20+ years.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
That’s me now never mind in 20+ years.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I imagine the hunched shoulders of the woman in the OP will be a reality for many in 2050.
So many kids start from a young age hunched over their computers.
Dowager's hump will be making a big comeback for future generations....and obesity will be the norm.

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

-- Edited by Syl on Friday 13th of December 2024 04:58:29 PM

Oh, FFS! This is the same image going around stating that this is what you'll look like if you don't get enough sleep.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

-- Edited by Syl on Friday 13th of December 2024 04:58:29 PM
Oh, FFS! This is the same image going around stating that this is what you'll look like if you don't get enough sleep.

Lol...I don't think the odd late night will have such a devastating effect, but years living an unhealthy lifestyle will certainly change the way you look.

Date: Dec 14 2:01 AM, 2024

tbh my first glance at the pic and the headline made me think we will all be trans looking in some way (in my defence it was the balding / receding hairline that blindsided me). Then I read the article and felt relieved.

I don’t mind my body showing wear and tear, I just hope I’ll have the good time memories warranting it.

Maddog · Go Outside

Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

-- Edited by Syl on Friday 13th of December 2024 04:58:29 PM
Oh, FFS! This is the same image going around stating that this is what you'll look like if you don't get enough sleep.

That's what the article said..

Poor sleep is very hard on your body. That's why sleep apnea shaves years off your life. It raises cortisol levels and stresses you out.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

-- Edited by Syl on Friday 13th of December 2024 04:58:29 PM
Oh, FFS! This is the same image going around stating that this is what you'll look like if you don't get enough sleep.
That's what the article said..

Poor sleep is very hard on your body. That's why sleep apnea shaves years off your life. It raises cortisol levels and stresses you out.

Peoples lifestyles now, lack of fresh air and excercise, all the crap sneaked into processed foods, family breakdown, internet obsession, it all helps towards sleep deprivation imo.

People may be richer financially than what they wer a few decades ago, but they are not healthier.

Living longer in ill health is worse than shaving a few years of a life lived healthily.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

New pictures show exactly what UK population will look like in 2050 - and it's not pretty

-- Edited by Syl on Friday 13th of December 2024 04:58:29 PM
Oh, FFS! This is the same image going around stating that this is what you'll look like if you don't get enough sleep.
That's what the article said..

Poor sleep is very hard on your body. That's why sleep apnea shaves years off your life. It raises cortisol levels and stresses you out.
Peoples lifestyles now, lack of fresh air and excercise, all the crap sneaked into processed foods, family breakdown, internet obsession, it all helps towards sleep deprivation imo.

People may be richer financially than what they wer a few decades ago, but they are not healthier.
Living longer in ill health is worse than shaving a few years of a life lived healthily.

All if that's true. But out sleep is much different now too. Until 100 years ago, we sort slept when it was dark, and were active in the daylight. We slept much more and are supposed to sleep at least 7-9 hours a night.

Now, we have screens and distractions keeping us up and messing with out sleep..

I'll bet 90% of the people in the US watch TV in bed now..

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I have never had a TV in my bedroom, neither do I take a tablet or laptop to bed. I always have a landing light on (force of habit) and I never have heating on in the bedrooms.
I may read for a bit, that's about all the outside stimulation I have.

I have never slept for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time....though it would be a luxury to sleep through the night, (never happens) Luckily I seldom get tired in the day time.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I have never had a TV in my bedroom, neither do I take a tablet or laptop to bed. I always have a landing light on (force of habit) and I never have heating on in the bedrooms.
I may read for a bit, that's about all the outside stimulation I have.

I have never slept for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time....though it would be a luxury to sleep through the night, (never happens) Luckily I seldom get tired in the day time.

I don't think you have to sleep straight through, if you get into a deep sleep rather quickly..

It's just that the body needs rest every day to repair amd rejuvenate..

There is a term for a period in the middle if the night where people used to be active for awhile. Especially for people in northern latitudes. It's dark too long in the winter to sleep the entire time it's dark.

People would sleep half the night, wake up and do things, then sleep some more.

Maddog · Go Outside

www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/what-is-segmented-sleep

Segmented sleep.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Maddog wrote:
www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/what-is-segmented-sleep

Segmented sleep.

Interesting.

Personally, there is no way I would get out of bed and start doing things. I spend the time between sleep thinking, planning, sometimes reading or listening to talk radio, for an hour or more, then I get back to sleep for another couple of hours.

I do think we need less sleep as we get older, and as long as I don't feel weary in the day, whatever I get seems to work for me.

Maddog · Go Outside

www.nia.nih.gov/health/sleep/good-nights-sleep~:text=Older%20adults%20need%20about%20the,get%20enough%20sleep%20at%20night.

You need the same amount of sleep.

Whether you get it is different.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Maddog wrote:
www.nia.nih.gov/health/sleep/good-nights-sleep~:text=Older%20adults%20need%20about%20the,get%20enough%20sleep%20at%20night.

You need the same amount of sleep.

Whether you get it is different.

I can only speak for myself, but I know I don't need as much sleep as I did when I was young.

I literally could sleep the clock round when I was in my teens and early 20's....then motherhood put a stop to that.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
www.nia.nih.gov/health/sleep/good-nights-sleep~:text=Older%20adults%20need%20about%20the,get%20enough%20sleep%20at%20night.

You need the same amount of sleep.

Whether you get it is different.
I can only speak for myself, but I know I don't need as much sleep as I did when I was young.
I literally could sleep the clock round when I was in my teens and early 20's....then motherhood put a stop to that.

Everyone is different, but just because you can function on less sleep, doesn't mean it's good for you..

There are 80 year olds living on junk food too.

My girlfriend doesn't require as much sleep, or at least she is incapable of sleeping a lot.

But she's a bit of a spaz too.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Of course everyone is different, some people need more sleep than others. I get the sleep I need, otherwise my body clock would tell me I needed more.

And I would think if 80 year olds were eating junk food, their health would be bad.
You can get away with eating crap when you are young, by the time you reach 80 (if you were still here) you most certainly would know about it.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Of course everyone is different, some people need more sleep than others. I get the sleep I need, otherwise my body clock would tell me I needed more.

And I would think if 80 year olds were eating junk food, their health would be bad.
You can get away with eating crap when you are young, by the time you reach 80 (if you were still here) you most certainly would know about it.

My mom had a pretty shitty diet. She was blessed with good genes. Her mom lived to 96. My mom was pretty spry at 80. Definitely not overweight.

But it did catch up with her, and when it did, it debilitated her pretty quickly and likely killed her years earlier than she should have gone.