Side Effects of Obesity


Just cheering healthier eating and more exercise cannot tackle obesity. Governments should adopt approaches that are more sophisticated Work conditions, food subsidies, town planning and advert restrictions are all key, the experts wrote in the British Medical Journal said by The experts, led by a London-based academic.

Change was happening but further improvements were needed. Latest statistics show that a quarter of adults are obese in the UK, but the percentage that predicted over 50% if current trends continues , said by the Directors of Public Health of the UK's Association.

Tackling obesity was far more complex than just encouraging healthy eating and more exercise said and agreed by the experts, led by a University College London academic.

They said large supermarket chains had displaced small, family-run stores and encouraged bulk purchases, convenience foods and super-sized portions and criticized the impact of food advertising, which they said encouraged children in particular to desire foods "high in saturated fats, sugars, and salt".

Urban planning and design could play a key role in encouraging people to walk around towns rather than rely on cars added by them.

Some how it is more important from deprived areas as they were often more constrained by some barriers.

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