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Half of Britons will be Obese by 2050

Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 05:10PM by Registered CommenterPennino Corp. CEO | Comments1 Comment | References37 References


16/10/07 - Health section
Half of Britons will be obese by 2050, landmark study warns
By DANIEL MARTIN

Obesity is more dangerous than smoking and will dramatically shorten the lives of millions, a landmark study has found.

While smoking reduces life by an average of ten years, the research says being seriously overweight can cut life expectancy by as much as 13 years.

The Foresight report, written by 250 leading scientists, says Britain's obesity crisis is so severe that it would take at least 30 years to reverse.  

If current trends continue, by 2050 about 60 per cent of men, 50 per cent of women and 25 per cent of children in the UK will be clinically obese - so fat that their health is in danger. At present around a quarter of adults are obese.

 The effects of this on the nation's health will be devastating. The report expects type 2 diabetes to rise by 70 per cent, strokes to go up by 30 per cent and a 20 per cent rise in coronary disease.

The rates of certain cancers will also go up.

The associated chronic health problems will cost an extra £45.5billion a year, more than half the amount of money that goes into the entire NHS at the moment.

The Foresight study warns that the majority of adults are already overweight and that being overweight is now seen as "normal".

But modern life - with the easy availability of cheap unhealthy food and families relying on their cars - means it is almost impossible for many to avoid putting on weight.

Indeed, it is becoming inevitable for most because our biological instincts combined with our modern environment mean we are "destined" to pile on the pounds.

Lead author Professor David King, the Government's chief scientific adviser, said: "We must fight the notion that the current obesity epidemic arises from individual over-indulgence or laziness alone. 

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Reader Comments (1)

those huge portions should be banned from McDonalds ...
besides smoking and eating and stress contributes to weight gain
better run 45 minutes daily

May 16, 2010 | Unregistered Commentergerovital

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