I'm one (Graeves Disease) and no it doesn't quite work like that, I don't put on weight at all but have a cholesterol number over twice the norm and this despite a strict diet. It's a horrible illness and whilst controllable, I am on 4 different medications daily to control side affects which include high blood pressure, Cholesterol, increased heart rate .No it’s thyroid problem.
Thyroid problems could solve world hunger. It seems you can eat a healthy diet and get loads of exercise but still be 70kg overweight if you’ve a thyroid problem.
Thanks for that, thought it was a joke. Never heard of that in my life, need to get out more. Seems so long ago now since we used to get the non boarders to buy I cigarette at a time for us. People now say they were the good old days, were they fcek!JPS do a 34 pack, it was 35 until a month ago, reduced to 34 and price the same, they've done this on 30 packet, reduced to 29, now 27 and price the same. Other brands do 30 packs, pall mall etc.
It seems you can eat a healthy diet and get loads of exercise but still be 70kg overweight if you’ve a thyroid problem.
Lol, no stay were you are, its a mad world out thereThanks for that, thought it was a joke. Never heard of that in my life, need to get out more. Seems so long ago now since we used to get the non boarders to buy I cigarette at a time for us. People now say they were the good old days, were they fcek!Young lads and girls think they have it rough these days? God love the little darlings.
I started smoking at thirteen (41 years ago) I used to hear stories that the shops used to sell a single cigarette and a matchSeems so long ago now since we used to get the non boarders to buy I cigarette at a time for us.
It very much depends, Hypo or Hyperthyroidism two very different things , I'm on the Hyperthyroidism side and near impossible to put on wait, however cholesterol levels through the roof, one of numerous side effects of the particular disease I haveThere no "it seems" about it - that's exactly what can happen with thyroid dysfunction. Ask any endocrinologist.
Enjoy , and I'm ashamed to admit I used to purchase those single cigs in my local newsagentsI started smoking at thirteen (41 years ago) I used to hear stories that the shops used to sell a single cigarette and a match
For me you had to buy a pack of ten and IIRC a pack Benson & hedges was about 30 pence back then
I'm off to Spain at the end of the month for the winter but will be back for Christmas and there will be more than a couple of cartons in the suitcase that will be with me
Ah, no.
Most of the extra weight gained in hypothyroid individuals is due to excess accumulation of salt and water. Massive weight gain is rarely associated with hypothyroidism. In general, 5-10 pounds of body weight may be attributable to the thyroid, depending on the severity of the hypothyroidism
If you are 70Kg overweight it's because you've a bad diet and don't exercise and you're just making excuses.
Happy times but not a clue the damage that was being done.When I was 16 / 17 in the 1970’s I was in 5th & 6th year secondary school, there was a designated smoking area in the school grounds where 5th & 6th year pupils could smoke at break times. Unbelievable in today's world.
The local shop sold single cigarettes, Gold Bond and Broad Leaf were, I think 2p each, Carrolls, Major and Rothmans (Like the pilots smoked) were probably 3p each.
I used to spend my bus fare on cigarettes and walk to school, very believable for a 16 year old.
Gave them up a long time ago now.
I doubt that is correct, it's in their interests to understate the black market cigarette market because if they counted it fully they would undermine the whole rationale for having extremely high tobacco taxes.A tobacco survey from 2019...commissioned by Revenue and the National Tobacco Control Office (never heard of it)...state:
15% of cigarette packets are illegal
9% are legal but non Irish duty paid
Suggests that 3/4 packs have duty paid on them in Ireland.
See page 23 of this paper by the Tax Strategy GroupBut it would be interesting to see the figure for tax revenue that tobacco raises, it can't be huge, I think the increases now is to try and get people not to start.
Year | Cigarettes | Other Tobacco Products | Total |
2005 | €1,054m | €26m | €1,080m |
2006 | €1,071m | €32m | €1,103m |
2007* | €1,155m | €37m | €1,192m |
2008* | €1,132m | €40m | €1,171m |
2009* | €1,155m | €61m | €1,217m |
2010 | €1,101m | €59m | €1,160m |
2011 | €1,057m | €69m | €1,126m |
2012* | €990m | €83m | €1072m |
2013* | €955m | €109m | €1064m |
2014* | €881m | €102m | €984m |
2015* | €938m | €145m | €1082m |
2016* | €973m | €124m | €1098m |
2017* | €1241m | €156m | €1397m |
2018* | €646m | €103m | €749m |
2019* | €1011m | €125m | €1136m |
2020* | €1040m | €161m | €1201m |
2021*# | €1092m | €170m | €1262m |
That's a lot more that I would have imagined by a long way, I thought younger people weren't smoking as much as we did.See page 23 of this paper by the Tax Strategy Group
Table 2: Tobacco Products Tax Yield [excise & VAT] from 2005 to 2021
Year Cigarettes Other Tobacco Products Total 2005 €1,054m €26m €1,080m2006 €1,071m €32m €1,103m2007* €1,155m €37m €1,192m2008* €1,132m €40m €1,171m2009* €1,155m €61m €1,217m2010 €1,101m €59m €1,160m2011 €1,057m €69m €1,126m2012* €990m €83m €1072m2013* €955m €109m €1064m2014* €881m €102m €984m2015* €938m €145m €1082m2016* €973m €124m €1098m2017* €1241m €156m €1397m2018* €646m €103m €749m2019* €1011m €125m €1136m2020* €1040m €161m €1201m2021*# €1092m €170m €1262m
*Rate Change
#2021 figures are current Revenue forecasts.
The main driver for excises increases is health.
“The Revenue Commissioners have expressed a view that increases in excise may not lead to increased yields, as higher cigarette prices in Ireland could reduce demand due to greater incentives to purchase non-Irish duty paid tobacco products as well as to substitute to other products, such as e-cigarettes. Therefore, the above yield projections could be significantly affected by demand elasticity.”
The paper also mentions that according to the latest survey (2019) by IPSOS MRBI, carried out on behalf of Revenue, 24m packs of cigarettes consumed in the State were illicit. This equates to an exchequer loss of circa 242m.
This does not include non-Irish duty paid tobacco products, which is reckoned to be 8-9%. Though I suspect that figure is too low.
Well I admire the questioning thought, but I doubt very much that data has never been looked at , afterall this is the HSE who really don't understand analysis of any kind and I doubt they ever will.I would like to see an equivalent report on the cost savings to the health service consequent to the smoking ban & increased excise duties.
Interpolation of the table above would signify that a lot less people are using tobacco today than 16 years ago.That's a lot more that I would have imagined by a long way, I thought younger people weren't smoking as much as we did.
I just don't get that. It is one of my pet irritants; not just in the HSE.Well I admire the questioning thought, but I doubt very much that data has never been looked at , afterall this is the HSE who really don't understand analysis of any kind and I doubt they ever will.
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