62.8% of adults in England overweight or obese and a recent WeightWatchers survey showed that 74% of UK residents think that weight is a taboo subject. TV medic and WW advisor Dr Helen Lawal said if you want to help, you should tread carefully, because judgement and criticism will do more harm than good. Most importantly, you should never tell anyone they are ‘fat.’
The WW survey showed that over half of women are reluctant to talk openly about weight, (57%), even though over half (60%) of 35-44-year-olds and 53% of 45-54-year-olds are more likely to worry about their weight at least once a week.
When they do choose to open up about the topic, over a third of women prefer to speak to a medical professional (43%), with 41% of men rather discussing weight with their partner.
