TY - JOUR T1 - Physical activity may be good for you but we are not the key players JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 888 LP - 888 VL - 56 IS - 532 AU - Domhnall MacAuley Y1 - 2006/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/56/532/888.abstract N2 - Lets get real. General practice cannot cure the cycle of creeping inactivity, bulging waistbands and obesity. This is a medical problem with a potentially huge healthcare burden but, it does not have a medical solution.We need to be clear about what we can do, because it is easier to pass responsibility to the medical profession, and primary care in particular, than face up to the implications of making a serious commitment to those changes necessary to reduce overall calorie intake and increase the population's physical activity.Physical inactivity is a social problem. It is a function of our computerised, mechanised and immobilised society. We are a low activity convenience society fed by high calorie convenience foods. The primitive hunting and gathering instincts are focused more on the struggle in the shopping centre, than on any physical activity. Doctors cannot solve … ER -