Alan Marquis debates the issues surrounding the UK's current obesity problem and asks the question, does size really matter?
There is an ongoing media spotlight on the 'time bomb' of childhood obesity and critique of body shapes from 'size zero' to 'super size', and this obsession with body shape is not without foundation. The UK has seen a dramatic increase in childhood obesity in recent years and has lead to various Government schemes trying to reverse the trend of a rising percentage of overweight people. What is obesity? A person is classed as obese when their weight has increased to a point where it seriously endangers their health. Obesity is diagnosed when a person's body mass index (BMI) exceeds 30...
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