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Table 6 (Quotes)

From: "Obesity" and "Clinical Obesity" Men's understandings of obesity and its relation to the risk of diabetes: A qualitative study

Diabetes

4.1 "I know very little about diabetes I mean you know, I've heard...well I've known people in the past that had diabetes who were insulin dependent they had to obviously take medication to control that, and you know, I've worked with those people and they were able to ...signs and symptoms and know when they were needed to either take sugar or whatever, diabetes that great, and obviously when my father has it he doesn't...he takes medication to control his, but quite active and quite healthy still, it's under his control," (Nigel line 307–14)

4.2 "It was the diabetes part as well (6 line 5)...in as much as it's not pushed in your face. You know obesity is touted every day on the 'tele' and on the internet, there is always some health study showing this, that and the other you know, and they always tend to, I would say concentrate a lot on high blood pressure and so forth, in fat people, obese people or who are overweight you know, and so when I was reading it out to my other half, I said to her, I don't really know much about the health implications or anything about obesity apart from the usual, you know, the blood pressure factor." (Chris line 11–18))

4.3 "I have got a friend, a friend and neighbour who suffers from diabetes and he is the same as myself, overweight in some respects so I thought, well..." (Mark line 6–8

4.4 "you know the people who are clinically obese and whatever, diabetes always seems to be mentioned in there as well, so but I don't know the direct link..." (Ben line 230–2)

4.5 "If you are overweight you are [more at risk of diabetes] but I think that is generally a lifestyle type of thing, because to get overweight you have obviously not been eating or drinking healthily" (George line 238–40)

4.6 "I know that it affects other organs, but I can't, as I said to you I can't sort of think of an example" (Peter line 138–9)

4.7 "I am sure my dads been told he's more likely to have a heart attack because of this which is wonderful because he is high risk anyway, just another thing that you can pass onto us. (George line 273–5)

4.8 " [on excess weight] Heart attacks, blocking of the veins, diabetes, muscle aches, muscle pains, everything. Once you have too much fat in the bloodstream, that's it". (Steve line 141–2)

4.9 "eyesight isn't it that can deteriorate, and well obviously if you have got weight problems, if you are carrying weight, there is arthritis in your knees, heart problems, that kind of thing." (Craig line 120–22)