The cost of the UK’s ballooning obesity crisis has risen to a staggering £107bn each year, new figures show, with record levels of NHS spending pushing overstretched services to the brink.
More than one in four adults are now obese – a level that has more than doubled since the 1990s – with UK rates now surpassing those of our European neighbours, as fast-food outlets line our high streets and most Britons say healthy food is too expensive.
