That's a big problem! Eight out of ten Britons will be overweight or OBESE by 2060, report warns

That's a big problem! Eight out of ten Britons will be overweight or OBESE by 2060, report warns More than eight in ten Britons will be overweight or obese by 2060 – costing the economy £142 billion a year, a report warns.

Experts say the ‘eye-watering’ figures show the UK is in the grip of an ‘obesity emergency’ that threatens to bankrupt the NHS and cut lives short.

They are calling for urgent action to combat the crisis, including policies aimed at improving the nation’s diet and getting people moving. Researchers from the World Obesity Federation and RTI International analysed data from 161 countries for the study. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Economic impacts of overweight and obesity: current and future estimates for 161 countries (open access) BMJ Global Health
• Anti-obesity strategy to be reviewed due to cost-of-living crisis BBC News
• Liz Truss could scrap anti-obesity strategy in drive to cut red tape The Guardian
• Truss plan to axe sugar tax runs into legal and parliamentary hitches The Guardian