Too big to ignore

With links to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and many types of cancer, the effects of obesity on public health are an increasing concern worldwide. Left unchecked, this growing epidemic could be detrimental to UK life expectancy, children's life expectancy, national standards of health and the economy more widely. Obesity occurs when a person puts on weight to the point that it seriously endangers health and life expectancy. Obesity is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 30. This index is somewhat crude, and not without it...