Avoid Obese!
Nearly half of UK men ‘will be obese by 2030’ and women won't be far behind Almost half of British men could be obese within 20 years, according to an international study. It predicts that women will be close behind, with four in ten similarly overweight by 2030. Overall, an extra 11million Britons would be clinically obese – so fat it risks their health – taking the total to 26million. Big problem: Almost half of British men and four in ten women could be obese within 20 years The cost to health services of coping with obesity-linked problems would rise by £2billion a year. Almost half a million more people could suffer heart disease, with nearly 700,000 extra cases of diabetes and 130,000 more cancer sufferers. The British and American experts behind the analysis blame abundant energy-dense food, too little exercise and lack of action by policymakers. They say obesity levels among men could rise from around 19 per cent to between 41 and 48 per cent. The propor...