Interesting obesity facts

• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese
• In 2008, over 40 million preschool children were overweight worldwide
• Latest findings from the NHS suggest that more than 1 in 4 (26%) of adults in the UK are obese (has a BMI of 30 or more).
• The UK is the fattest country in western Europe and second fattest in the whole of Europe, with only Hungary having a larger obese population.
• Glasgow is officially the UK's most overweight city
• Studies into obesity prevention have shown that giving up watching television for a week reduces a child's waist size by an average 2.3cm (just under 1 inch)