Lost some weight recently and then when I mentioned planning to lose more to a doctor she said not to bother as I am already better than most people around here. BMI was still middle of overweight at the time. Down 12kg now, a few more would be nice.

This is the country where 14 units of alcohol a week is considered "low risk". Drinking and eating fried stuff is the national pastime.

Because it's cheaper to go to McDonalds than it is to get a decent home-cooked meal. If you want to fix obesity, make it easier and cheaper to cook and eat a home-cooked meal.

I don't like the relative "3 times as common as smoking" in the title. It could just mean that less and less people are smoking and be a good stat. Or the reverse. But by itself it's just misleading.

My father is obese, my mother is obese, my sister is gigantic and my brother: don’t get me started! Weird thing is that I’m as thin as a whistle. We live in Luton.

the UK must expand access to new treatments faster but also fundamentally reshape food and activity environments so that healthier choices occur with minimal conscious effort

Reducing dietary carbohydrates is the single most effective lever in reducing obesity.