Ulster Men are telling porky's

Ancient tales of Ulster tell of the mighty Setanta, (Cu Chulainn to his muckers) who aside of putting down dogs, was a man so fit he could hit a sliotar over the Cooley Mountains, and be off running to catch the same ball before it touched the earth of Ulster.
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Fed on natural slow foods, and with no affordable public transport, there is no doubting that the men of ancient Ulster were a far tougher breed than their 21st century offsprings.
After decades of wallowing in another (and far easier) feat and Ulster tradition, the time has come, for today's men of Ulster to stop, look, and listen to their heart plead words, of "no please not another traditional Ulster fry".
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But the task may prove even more difficult than it first seems.
Ulster will witness more painfully slow wobbles than slinky sidesteps, after the Ulster men have been not so secretly piling on the pounds.
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Ulster Men telling porky's about their pork chops
Men in the north of Ireland are kidding themselves that they are slimmer than they really are, a new report suggests.
The study by Diabetes UK, indicated that Ulster men are more deluded than women, by underestimating their waist measurement by an average of 3.1 inches.
The charity is warning that thinking they are slimmer means people ignore one of the key warning signs of potentially chronic diabetes. About 80% of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are overweight.
There are estimated to be more than 20,000 people in the north of Ireland who have diabetes but have not been diagnosed yet.
Diabetes can lead to complications such as blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation and kidney disease.
Iain Foster, director of Diabetes UK the north of Ireland, said: "Measuring up is a reality check, the first step to recognising that you may not be as well as you feel. To believe that you are more then three inches slimmer than you are is to ignore a clear warning of a risk of diabetes."

The charity advises men they could be in danger if their waist is 37 inches or more.
Women with a waist measurement of 31.5 inches or more are at risk.
Diabetes and Heart Disease prevention Ireland

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