News and Opinion
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UK women " fattest in Europe "
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- Published on Saturday, 26 November 2011
Eurostat. the official EU statistics agency, reports that 23.9% of UK women are now classed as obese compared to only 15.6% in Germany, 12.7 in France and just under 9.3% in Italy. A disturbing 16.7% of UK 18 - 24 yr old females are severely overweight - nearly four times as many as in gallic countries. The report states that the share of obese persons increases with age and also varies according mto the educational level.
The UK shouldn't be surprised at the figures. The recent announcement that only only 1 in 4 meals are cooked in this country shows how much significant numbers of the population rely on ready made food and the microwave. Until the school system begins to put back domestic science and cookery lessons onto the curriculum, obesity figures will be ever so. Unfortunately, the latest fad some restaurants - to offer a " bottomless " menu - may not help either. One restaurant owner reported that a customer finished off fifteen [15] bowls of chips for £1.39 in the belief that it was value for money!